Costa Rica Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

We are pleased to announce the summer 2023 NSF-REU program: “ECOHYDROLOGY OF TROPICAL MONTANE FORESTS – DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY BREADTH, AND GLOBAL AWARENESS”. The goal of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to develop essential skills in designing, executing and disseminating original research that quantifies the hydrologic and biogeochemical fluxes in the watershed of a tropical montane forest.

“This program was a definitive moment in my career as a young scientist; dare I say life-changing! In addition of having the rare experience of conducting my very own research project in the pre-montane forests of Costa Rica, I made long-lasting friendships with my cohort and professional relationships with my mentors.” –William, summer 2018

This REU Program is supported by the National Science Foundation. Students are granted stipends, housing, and all program-related travel expenses. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. For the Costa Rica REU, students have an opportunity to work on field and laboratory research under the guidance of faculty mentors from Texas A&M University at the Texas A&M Soltis Center for Research and Education near San Isidro in central Costa Rica. Learn more about the program here, and also through previous students’ perspectives here (blog), here (Facebook) and here (Flickr).

We especially encourage applications from student attending community colleges and other non-research institutions.

Undergraduate students supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions.

2023 Application is Now Available

CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

Applications Open: November 10, 2022
Application deadline: January 31, 2023
Acceptance notification: March 15, 2023 (anticipated)
First Day of REU Program: May 30, 2023
Last Day of REU Program: August 4, 2023