Arizona State University Biocollections Scholars Program Application

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To complete the application, please fill out and submit the following form by March 1, 2022. Applications will primarily be reviewed for demonstration of enthusiasm and passion about the program’s activities and goals. If you have any questions, please contact kmyule@asu.edu.
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Program details:

Participants will earn a stipend of $2,200 over six weeks (May 31 - July 8, 2022) to work with mentors and peers on a collaborative biodiversity research and outreach project using the start-to-finish approach routinely taken by natural history collections scientists.

This process will entail:
Conducting field surveys of local plants, insects, and vertebrates
Preparing and preserving your own specimens in the ASU Natural History Collections
Publishing your specimen and observation data online, including images
Creating and linking your own scientific profiles to published data
Learning and using basic programming and data management skills
Leading a collaborative project aimed at biodiversity science outreach

Students will contribute to open biodiversity science, providing a valuable resource for future scientists and learn how to formulate specimen-driven research questions. In addition, scholars will explore potential career paths involving botany, entomology, zoology, and biodiversity informatics and network with scientists of diverse backgrounds.

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Requirements:

This program is limited to scholars who identify as underrepresented in the biodiversity sciences, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Scholars may be current students or recent graduates (<2 years from the start of the program) of any university or community college, but preference will be given to applicants interested in continuing in a biodiversity-related field. Additionally, scholars must be able to commit to attending all program activities, which at minimum includes 20 hours/ week (total of 120 hours) of scheduled work in the ASU Natural History Collections facility and 2 scheduled overnight field trips. Top applicants will be interviewed in early March, and the six selected scholars will be notified in mid-March.

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Please provide your name and pronouns. *

This program is limited to current students or recent graduates (<2 years from the start of the program) of any university or community college in the Phoenix area. Please list the name of your college or university, field of study / major, and the date or anticipated date of your graduation. Current graduate students are not eligible. *

Describe your interest in this program. *

How do your academic/personal background and career goals demonstrate enthusiasm for biodiversity and scientific research. *

This program is limited to scholars who identify as a member of a group underrepresented in biodiversity science. Describe how your identity and/or personal background meet this requirement. *

Please list the names, contact information, and your relationship to 2 references. The best references will be people who can speak to your interest in learning more about the Earth’s biodiversity and contributing to scientific research. This can include, but is not limited to professors, supervisors, formal or informal mentors. *

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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