Please see this link for information about the program: UCEAP Costa Rica Program.
To get a taste of some previous research students have done in this program, you can check out the videos below:
Small Frogs
Octopuses
Orchid Bees
Eligibility requirements:
(if you don't meet eligibility yet, you can keep this opportunity in mind for the next year or two if you become eligible in the future):
Eligibility
Class Level:
Junior, Senior, Graduate
Language Prerequisites:
None
GPA:
2.85 cumulative GPA at the time of application and maintained through the end of the last term prior to departure.
Other Eligibility Requirements:
• Completion of 4 biology related courses, which includes at least one upper-division course by the time of departure.
• Lab experience and a course in statistics are strongly recommended.
• The ability to adapt to a new way of learning (outdoor instruction, sometimes at night), ability to adapt successfully to a tropical environment with a large amount of rainfall and dramatic temperature fluctuations, and strenuous physical activity involving long hikes and backpacking (you will carry your belongings).