The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory with support from the NSF, has established programs for undergraduate education to enhance scientific training in the biological and biomedical sciences. Fellowship will provide research support for the summer season. Marine Biology Studies Undergraduate Fellowships for student trainees. Student applicants must have had a minimum of one year of biology and one year of chemistry. These scientists use marine models and state of the art cellular and molecular techniques to advance biomedical research.
Awards are available for students belonging to ethnic and racial minority groups.
Funding is used for housing, travel, salary, and laboratory fees and supplies. The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory is internationally recognized for its studies in marine molecular biology and its contributions to comparative physiology and biomedicine.