Arizona State University Biocollections DEI Scholars Program Application

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To complete the application, please fill out and submit the following form by March 1, 2024. Applications will primarily be reviewed for demonstration of enthusiasm and passion about the program’s activities and goals. If you have any questions, please contact kmyule@asu.edu.
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Program details:

Participants will earn a stipend of $2,200 over six weeks to work with mentors and peers on a collaborative biodiversity research and outreach project using the start-to-finish approach routinely taken by natural history collections scientists.

This opportunity will entail:
Conducting field surveys of local plants, insects, and vertebrates
Preparing and preserving your own specimens in the ASU Natural History Collections
Publishing your specimen and observation data online, including images
Creating and linking your own scientific profiles to published data
Learning and using basic programming and data management skills
Leading a collaborative presentation to the ASU Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center

Students will contribute to open biodiversity science, providing a valuable resource for future scientists and learn how to formulate specimen-driven research questions. In addition, scholars will explore potential career paths involving botany, entomology, zoology, and biodiversity informatics and network with scientists of diverse backgrounds.

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Requirements:

This program is intended to serve scholars who identify as underrepresented in the biodiversity sciences, including but not limited to: students from minoritized ethnic groups (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, and Asian and Pacific Islander); first-generation college students; students with disabilities; LGBTQ+ students; and students who come from lower-income families. Scholars must be ASU current students. Preference will be given to applicants interested in continuing in a biodiversity-related field.

The program will run from May 28 - July 3, 2024. Scholars must be able to commit to attending all program activities in-person at the ASU Natural History Collections facility and 2 scheduled overnight field trips.

Top applicants will be interviewed in early March, and the selected scholars will be notified by the end of March.

Email *

Please provide your full name. *

Please provide your pronouns. (why pronouns matter) *

Please list the name of your field of study or intended major. *

What is the anticipated date of your graduation? Students near the beginning of their undergraduate career are prioritized for selection, but any current ASU undergraduate is potentially eligible. Current graduate students, applicants with relevant graduate degrees, and students already accepted to graduate school are not eligible.

Describe your interest in this program. *

What organisms, research questions, and types of scientific activities interest you the most? *

How do your academic and/or personal background and career goals demonstrate enthusiasm for biodiversity and scientific research? *

This program is limited to scholars who identify as members of groups underrepresented in or excluded from biodiversity science. Describe how your identity and/or personal background reflect this requirement. *

Please list the names, contact information (email preferred), and your relationship to 2 references. The best references will be professors, supervisors, and formal or informal mentors who can speak to your enthusiasm about biodiversity. *

How did you find out about this opportunity? *

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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