A student accepted into Lehigh's Freshwater Ecology REU program will work on a project related to their supervising faculty member's on-going research.
Many internships involve substantial collaboration with graduate students as well.
Details of a particular intern assignment are generally finalized at the beginning of the internship. While most of the projects are headquartered at the Lacawac Sanctuary, some projects will involve so much time in the field or on the Lehigh campus that it would not be practical for the student to reside at Lacawac. In general, non-Lehigh interns will work on projects centered at the Lacawac Sanctuary. Interns are expected to summarize the results of their projects at the end of the internship in the form of a final report. We encourage applications from students with an existing interest in one of the topic areas who can build on their summer research experiences during such subsequent work at their home college.