REU Chesapeake Bay Sea Grant

Maryland Sea Grant offers fifteen students the opportunity to conduct marine research on the Chesapeake Bay. During the 12-week program, each student works with a mentor on an individual research project. It’s a special opportunity to develop your research skills and interests by working with top science mentors studying America’s largest estuary.

Each REU fellow will receive:

• $6,000 stipend 
• Free housing at your research lab
• Round-trip travel expenses

Research areas include:

• Benthic environment
• Climate change
• Contaminants
• Environmental chemistry
• Estuarine processes
• Fisheries
• Modeling and analysis
• Molecular biology and genetics
• Physical oceanography

Eligibility
We seek students majoring in marine science, ecology, environmental science, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, and mathematics.

Students from colleges and universities where research opportunities are limited and from groups underrepresented in marine and coastal science are encouraged to apply.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have completed at least two years of study towards (but not yet completed) a bachelor’s degree. Preference is given to students who are rising seniors.



To Apply
Interested students are required to submit:

• Application form
• Personal statement
• Resume
• Unofficial or official transcripts
• A list of courses in progress
• Two letters of recommendation

Deadline: February 15th, 2019

Learn more about how to apply to the program.