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Harris Center Prospective Students

Prospective Students:

Graduate Student Fellowships:

We offer two types of fully-funded graduate fellowships for students interested in conservation of plants and animals. Both provide students with recruitment and repatriation airfares, a stipend, a tuition fee waiver, and the opportunity to apply for competitive research funds. Fellows will be enrolled in UMSL's PhD or MS graduate degree programs and participate in special workshops or internships designed to increase the Fellow’s capacity to make an impact in conservation following graduation.

The Christensen Fund Graduate Fellowship Program in Plant Conservation

Whitney R. Harris and Saint Louis Zoo Fellowship in Animal Conservation

Saint Louis Zoo Fellowship at the Harris Center*

We also offer teaching assistant and research assistant positions with the Department of Biology, and students in the program qualify for numerous other funding opportunities. 

We will begin accepting applications for our Christensen and Saint Louis Zoo fellowships in Fall 2024 to start in Fall 2025. The deadline to submit an application is January 10th, 2025. 

To apply:

  1. Make sure you meet all the requirements of the UMSL Biology Graduate School
  2. Submit your CV and 1-2 page statement to harriscenter@umsl.edu by January 10th
  3. In your statement, outline research interests and how your goals align with the fellowship's mission

*Accepting applications through February 15th. Please submit both Biology Grad School application materials and requested Fellowship application materials at the same time. This deadline only applies to this Fellowship opportunity.

*If submitting for the Saint Louis Zoo Fellowship at the Harris Center, Biology Graduate Program Applications and Fellowship materials due February 15, 2025. This deadline only applies to this Fellowship.