ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Students are invited to an Information Session in Ann Arbor to learn about courses being taught at the University of Michigan Biological Station in northern Michigan during the four-week spring and summer terms in 2025.
Undergraduate students of all majors and minors from colleges and universities from all over the globe are welcome to join the immersive world of discovery at the research and teaching campus — the largest of U-M’s campuses. No prior field experience is required to take courses at the remote, natural setting where students have been learning from the natural world for 116 years.
UMBS is hosting an Information Session from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Dana Building Room 1046 on U-M Main Campus.
Student Ambassadors, recent alumni and staff will introduce prospective students to the historic field station and their experiences immersed in nature, as well as answer questions about course credits, scholarships and hands-on research opportunities.
A virtual Information Session also is available. Registration is required in advance for the Information Session on Zoom at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5.
All students can be considered for UMBS scholarship funding, including guest and international students.
Founded in 1909, the U-M Biological Station is one of the nation’s largest and longest continuously operating field research stations.
Laboratories, classrooms and cabins are tucked into more than 11,000 acres along Douglas Lake to support long-term science research and education.
Carma Johnson, a senior from Sturgis, Mich., is double majoring in Spanish and the Program in the Environment (PitE), specializing in agroecology. This summer she took two courses at UMBS: Agroecology and Forest Ecosystems. During summer 2023, she took General Ecology Lecture and Lab.
"The time I spent at the University of Michigan Biological Station was truly transformative,” Johnson said. “I formed lifelong friendships and also established meaningful connections with the professors I had there. I stepped outside of my comfort zone, and, in return, I gained invaluable knowledge and experiences I couldn’t have found elsewhere. Now, as an official ambassador, I’m excited to share the incredible opportunities the Biostation has to offer and encourage other students to take a leap into the unknown, just as I did. It’s an experience that’s worth every moment, and I’m eager to inspire others to begin their own journey."
Learn more about Johnson and all of the UMBS Student Ambassadors in the UMBS news story.
The historic field station is about a three-and-a-half-hour drive north from Ann Arbor.
Applications for 2025 courses and scholarships will be open by December 2024.
The spring 2025 term is from May 20 through June 19. The summer 2025 term is from July 1 through July 31.
Learn about available courses, review the schedule structure and sign up to be notified when the course application is live on the UMBS course website.
The priority deadline for course applications and scholarships is March 15, 2025.
Visit the Student Life at the Station web page to help navigate common questions about housing, dining, laundry and more.
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