GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES

Funding: Graduate Fellowships

Graduate students currently enrolled at MSU can apply for single semester fellowships (Summer, Fall or Spring) to develop or support research in association with the KBS LTER Program. If you are interested in applying for a fellowship, please see our Graduate Fellowships FAQ.
Previous awardees are listed here.

Other ways to get involved in KBS LTER and Network activities:

• Research: Students are encouraged to conduct research using any LTER research experiments and the LTER Data Catalog.
• Professional Development: Participation in annual KBS All Scientists Meetings, National LTER Network meetings, Data Nuggets and K-12 partnership teacher workshops, MiSTRIPS field days, events from LTAR, and more!
• Collaborations: The LTER graduate student group provides opportunities for multi-disciplinary collaborations within and between the KBS LTER and the national LTER Network.
• Leadership: Serving as KBS LTER’s representative to the Network-wide Graduate Student Committee.

Join the Graduate Student group by contacting kbs.lter@kbs.msu.edu. Once a member of KBS LTER, you will be placed on the KBS LTER Grads listserv, which will allow you to receive email messages relating to the broader KBS LTER community, funding opportunities and graduate student activities. Connect with us on social media to stay updated as more opportunities arise. More information available on our page for new researchers!