<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(68,68,68)">___________________________________</div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:left;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><div class="gmail_default">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"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.disl.edu/university-programs/boats/" target="_blank"><b>Biological Opportunities And Training in Sciences (BOATS)</b></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><img alt="image.png" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; width: 667px; max-width: 100%;" src="cid:ii_luwrxls00"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center">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"><div class="gmail_default"><u><b>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><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" target="_blank">https://etap.nsf.gov/award/5809/opportunity/7591</a>)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><font size="4" style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">Application via NSF/ETAP should include the following:</font></font></li></ul><div><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><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><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><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><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><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><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><b><u>Applicants' Eligibility</u></b></font></div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><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>May 2022-May 2024)</i></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left"><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>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><br></i></div><div style="font-size:large;font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><b>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><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left">1-year of full support ($40K stipend, funds for research, and on-site housing)</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left">Access to supportive professional network of mentors and peers</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left">Immersive research and professional development activities to prepare for graduate school or career-establishing opportunities</li><li style="margin-left:15px;text-align:left">Professional Ecologist Certification from the Ecological Society of America (optional)</li></ul><div style="text-align:center">Application via NSF/ETAP for BOATS Postbaccalaureates Program are due <b style="background-color:rgb(182,215,168)">AUGUST 1st, 2024</b>.</div><div style="text-align:center">Full Application Details can be found on our website: <a href="https://www.disl.edu/university-programs/boats/" target="_blank">https://www.disl.edu/university-programs/boats/</a></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image.png" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="width: 152px; max-width: 100%;" src="cid:ii_lv0s1gpv1"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><div>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><br></div><div>If there are any announcements for your own RaMP programs, please feel free to send them to <a href="mailto:boats@disl.org" target="_blank">boats@disl.org</a> for us to advertise those opportunities with our students at DISL.</div><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><div style="text-align:left">Thank you,</div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(68,68,68)"></span><br></b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4"><b>Dajana Smiljanic</b></font><div><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">BOATS Program Coordinator</font></div><div><div style="font-size:14px"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><a href="tel:1-251-861-2141" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">251-861-2141</font></a><font color="#999999"> </font><font color="#666666">ext. 7573</font></font></div><div style="font-size:14px"><u><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" color="#3d85c6"><a href="mailto:dsmiljanic@disl.org" target="_blank">dsmiljanic@disl.org</a></font></u></div><div style="font-size:14px"><a href="https://www.disl.edu/" target="_blank"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" color="#0000ff">https://www.disl.edu</font></a></div></div><div style="font-size:14px"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" color="#666666">101 Bienville Blvd., Dauphin Island, AL 36528</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:14px"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wW1KftqqsLYZXFLZXaXCU9T1xRWPHGdvnRs9Ls72sEk7PGWH_g5og1utGbaQzUIatkUJHcKxc" width="934" height="525" style="margin-right: 25px;" data-unique-identifier=""><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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