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CALL FOR GRAD STUDENT APPLICANTS: Partnerships Along the Headwaters of the Americas for Young Scientists Program (PATHWAYS Program)</div>
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The <b>PATHWAYS Program</b> invites full-time Ph.D. and M.S. students across the social and natural sciences, and engineering, interested in interdisciplinary water research, for a research experience (NSF IRES #2505480) across the Andes and Central American
cordilleras. PATHWAYS fellows must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents.</p>
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Program details:</p>
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PATHWAYS hosts and funds (living expenses and travel) an interdisciplinary summer school in Cuenca, Ecuador (May 17-30) for 10 fellows.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; margin: 0in;">
PATHWAYS funds (living expenses, research funds, and travel) individual research experiences in Latin America for fellows beginning in June 2026.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; margin: 0in;">
PATHWAYS provides fellows with in-country mentorship from professors across Latin America.</li></ul>
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Program Schedule:</p>
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Pre-application deadline: <span role="presentation" style="background-color: yellow;">
<b>October 2, 2025</b></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; margin: 0in;">
Competitive students will be asked to provide a full application by November 14, 2025, and they will be notified of the results of the selection process by the end of November 2025.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; margin: 0in;">
Fellows will meet regularly via video-conference beginning in January 2026 through May 2026.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; margin: 0in;">
The interdisciplinary summer school will be held in Cuenca, Ecuador on May 17-30.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; margin: 0in;">
Fellows will conduct their individual research projects beginning in June 2026. Research projects typically last up to three months.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; margin: 0in;">
Pathways fellowship alums stay connected to the program through conferences and Transect of the Americas meetings (<span role="presentation" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://transect-of-the-americas.wsu.edu/" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAbe9590f5-e2e6-dab1-5b94-b46f308d920c" href="https://transect-of-the-americas.wsu.edu/">https://transect-of-the-americas.wsu.edu</a></u></span>).</li></ul>
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Interested students apply here: <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://transect-of-the-americas.wsu.edu/pathways-program" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA14ec0794-21bc-d475-4a80-a17517e385e8" href="https://transect-of-the-americas.wsu.edu/pathways-program">https://transect-of-the-americas.wsu.edu/pathways-program</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p>
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