WLW-ECOS Summer Externships
The WLW-ECOS Summer Externship provides College of Science undergraduate students with immersive summer research experiences at prestigious marine and environmental research institutions across the United States. This fully-funded externship program covers stipend, travel, room and board, enabling students to work alongside leading researchers and gain exposure to cutting-edge environmental science.
Award Amount: Up to $25,000 per externship
Includes: Variable stipend based on location (maximum $880 per week), travel expenses to and from location, and room and board
Past Partner Institutions:
- Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA)
- W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (Michigan)
- University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories (San Juan Islands, WA)
Eligibility
- Full-time degree-seeking College of Science students
- Junior status
- Major in Biology, Geosciences, Chemistry, or Biochemistry
- Research must be solution-oriented environmental research
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Two faculty letters of recommendation required
Important Dates
Application Period: Late 2026 to early 2027. Contact us if interested at ecos@fau.edu.
*Must be logged into Microsoft One Drive with your FAU email address to access the form.
Application Requirements
Personal statement consisting of three essays (500-word limit each) describing:
- Your completed environmental science coursework and relevant volunteer, research, and work experience,
- The impact you would like to make in your career, and
- An obstacle and how you overcame it
Documents that are required:
- Three personal essays (Download the Word Document template)
- Resume with relevant experience
- Unofficial FAU Transcript (Print landscape)
- Two faculty letters of recommendation
- APPLY HERE - Must be logged into Microsoft with your FAU email address to access the form.
Externship Requirements
- Submit final externship report describing your experience and accomplishments (1,000-word limit)
- Present research at ECOS Expo OR to two COS classes
- Provide photographic or video content for ECOS social media