Application, Tuition, and Financial Aid

Last update:September 8, 2010


               


The 2011 Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) course dates are May 1 - June 11, 2011.

Applications are due January 18, 2011.

Required Materials:

  • FIR Course Admissions Application (may be completed on-line or downloaded as PDF)
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Statement of your reasons for wanting to attend this course
  • Responses to specific questions about your experience in experimental biology
    and reproductive science (please refer to application form)
  • Your current curriculum vitae
Applications are reviewed by an admissions committee. Applicants are notified of committee decisions (admit, deny, or wait list) by the end of February.
   
Tuition and Course Costs:

    * 6-week lecture/lab course tuition: $4,500
    * Room & Board at MBL: approximately $383 per week ($2,300 for 6 weeks)
    * Round trip travel to & from Woods Hole, Massachusetts (Cape Cod), USA.

Note: Air travel is recommended via Boston’s Logan Airport.

Financial Aid:

Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) expects the cost of attending our course to be shared among the student, their home institution, and FIR in a three-way commitment. We expect applicants to discuss this financial obligation with their home department or lab, and to request and secure funding for the cost of attending the FIR course. We also expect our students to realize some of their own expenses by providing personal funds as available.

Due to the generosity of our funding agencies, FIR is proud to be able to provide substantial scholarship awards. These are granted on the basis of need to admitted participants, including non-U.S. citizens. Financial aid awards may be applied to course fees, room & board, and/or travel expenses. FIR has typically provided financial assistance equaling up to 85% of course tuition costs.

 Candidates wishing to be considered for assistance must complete the Financial Aid Information Section of the Admissions Application. Financial Aid awards information is included with admissions notifications.

Applying for financial assistance will NOT affect your opportunity for admission to FIR.
Scholarship requests are NOT a factor in admissions decisions.

For more admissions information please contact:

    Carol Hamel
    Admissions Coordinator
    Marine Biological Laboratory
    7 MBL Street
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    E: chamel@mbl.edu
    T: 508-289-7401
    F: 508-289-7931


Financial Assistance for FIR participants has generously been provided by: