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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">The Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) has Graduate Research Assistantships available to full-time students interested in pursuing a Master of Science degree in Biology
with an emphasis in aquatic sciences. Graduate assistantships include a generous 12-month stipend that is eligible for annual renewal. Accepted applicants will assist with research projects conducted by faculty and staff at AWRI in addition to performing research
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<p class="MsoNormal">AWRI maintains state-of-the-art analytical and GIS laboratories, a mesocosm facility, two research vessels, and several smaller watercraft. AWRI is located on Muskegon Lake in Muskegon, MI, on the shores of Lake Michigan. The Institute
is located approximately 30-miles from the main campus of GVSU. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please visit the AWRI website (<a href="http://www.gvsu.edu/wri/">www.gvsu.edu/wri</a>) for more information on the application process
<a href="http://www.gvsu.edu/wri/graduate-studies-107.htm">(<i>graduate studies</i>)</a> and on our faculty, facilities, research programs, and educational/outreach initiatives. More information about the Master of Science Program is available at the Biology
website (<a href="http://www.gvsu.edu/grad/biology/">www.gvsu.edu/grad/biology/</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Contact:<span style="font-size:16.0pt"> </span>Alan Steinman (AWRI Director),
<a href="mailto:steinmaa@gvsu.edu">steinmaa@gvsu.edu</a>; (616) 331-3749 or Eric Snyder (Biology Graduate Program Coordinator),
<a href="mailto:snydeeri@gvsu.edu">snydeeri@gvsu.edu</a>; (616) 331-2417<span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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