<div dir="auto"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Greetings,<br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">The Dauphin Island Sea Lab is excited to announce that we are accepting applications for our National Science Foundation-Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates (NSF-RaMP) Program: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><a href="https://www.disl.edu/university-programs/boats/" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif" target="_blank"><b style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Biological Opportunities And Training in Sciences (BOATS)</b></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><img src="cid:ii_luwrxls00" alt="image.png" style="font-family: garamond, "times new roman", serif;"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">The BOATS (Biological Opportunities And Training in Sciences) Program at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) will provide participants with transformative professional development and research training to further their career path.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:left;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><u style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><b style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Application Process</b></u></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><ul style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left;font-size:large;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Online Application and Registration (<a href="https://etap.nsf.gov/award/5809/opportunity/7591" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif" target="_blank">https://etap.nsf.gov/award/5809/opportunity/7591</a>)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Application via NSF/ETAP should include the following:</font></font></li></ul><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> 1. Personal Statement - include a brief description of yourself and background (background and personal interests with respect to the program and your intended</font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> area of specialization, career objectives, and research interests)</span><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> 2. CV/Resume</font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> 3. Transcript </font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> 4. Three (3) references (2 professional references for letters of recommendation)</font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><b style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><u style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Applicants' Eligibility</u></b></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><ul style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Received a Bachelor's degree in either Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or any related field within the last 2.5 years (<i style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">May 2022-May 2024)</i></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Undergraduate GPA minimum of 3.0</font></li></ul></div><div style="font-size:large;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">**<i style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Participants from backgrounds underrepresented in marine science are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants with little to no research experience.</i></div><div style="font-size:large;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><i style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></i></div><div style="font-size:large;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><b style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Applicants admitted to the program will receive:</b></div><div style="font-size:large;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><ul style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">1-year of full support ($40K stipend, funds for research, and on-site housing)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Access to supportive professional network of mentors and peers</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Immersive research and professional development activities to prepare for graduate school or career-establishing opportunities</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Professional Ecologist Certification from the Ecological Society of America (optional)</li></ul><div style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Application via NSF/ETAP for BOATS Postbaccalaureates Program are due <b style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;background-color:rgb(182,215,168)">AUGUST 1st, 2024</b>.</div><div style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Full Application Details can be found on our website: <a href="https://www.disl.edu/university-programs/boats/" style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif" target="_blank">https://www.disl.edu/university-programs/boats/</a></div><div style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></div><div style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><img src="cid:ii_lv0s1gpv1" alt="image.png" style="font-family: garamond, "times new roman", serif;"><br></div><div style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><div style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">We would greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word about BOATS with recent graduates, upcoming graduates, or anyone that is interested in their next step in STEM! </div><div style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></div><div style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">If there are any announcements for your own RaMP programs, please feel free to send them to <a href="mailto:boats@disl.org" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif" target="_blank">boats@disl.org</a> for us to advertise those opportunities with our students at DISL.</div><div style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Thank you,</div><div style="text-align:left;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></div></div><div style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><b style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Dajana Smiljanic</b></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">BOATS Program Coordinator</font></div><div><div style="font-size:14px"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="tel:1-251-861-2141" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif" target="_blank"><font style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,255)">251-861-2141</font></a><font style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(153,153,153)"> </font><font style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">ext. 7573</font></font></div><div><u><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(61,133,198)"><a href="mailto:dsmiljanic@disl.org" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif" target="_blank">dsmiljanic@disl.org</a><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"></span></font></u></div><div><u><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(61,133,198)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><a href="mailto:boats@disl.org" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif" target="_blank">boats@disl.org</a></span></font></u></div><div><a href="https://www.disl.edu/" target="_blank"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,255)">https://www.disl.edu</font></a></div></div><div style="font-size:14px"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/101+Bienville+Blvd.,+Dauphin+Island,+AL+36528?entry=gmail&source=g" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">101 Bienville Blvd., Dauphin Island, AL 36528</a></font></div><div style="font-size:14px"><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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