[ECOLOG-L] Graduate School Funding Advice

2015-04-03 Thread Jordan Rogan
Hi, my name is jordan and I graduated with a B.S. in Environmental Science about a year ago. I have since been researching graduate research opportunities in the general areas of ecology, conservation, particularly in regards to avian species, and biodiversity. I am deeply interested in conduc

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate School Funding Advice

2015-04-04 Thread Russell L. Burke
A word from the other side of the desk might be useful. I'm a professor at one of the very many mostly undergraduate institutions that has a small graduate program. We offer two master's degrees (Biology and Urban Ecology) but not a PhD program. In my 19 years here I have graduated 13 graduat

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Graduate School Funding Advice

2015-04-03 Thread Sujan Parajuli
Hi, I am also having the same problem and if there are anyone who could advise me links and contacts of such opportunity, its most welcome. Please share the information. Thank you. On Apr 3, 2015 8:52 PM, "Jordan Rogan" wrote: > > Hi, my name is jor > > Hi, my name is jordan and I graduated with a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Graduate School Funding Advice

2015-04-03 Thread Travis Foster
Hi Jordan, I recently graduated from a Masters program, and can tell you funding is going to be very low. One thing to look at is assistantships through the school (if they are offered). A typical assistantship will have you doing some sort of work (being a teaching assistant, working in a lab, etc

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Graduate School Funding Advice

2015-04-04 Thread Ed Krynak
Hi Jordan, Travis is right (I actually went to school with Travis), your best option is finding a program that will fund you. For a M.S., it is harder to find a program that will fund you well enough to live off of, but not impossible. When you said "in this area" were you referring to living