The Kellogg Biological Station provides a spectrum of challenging and rewarding learning opportunities for undergraduate students.

Our summer courses are taught by faculty who travel the world to explore today's important ecological challenges from a global and multidisciplinary perspective. We offer field-based study promoting hands-on, experiential learning--a critical foundation to science careers. Our students connect with visiting scholars and faculty who are experts in fields such as behavioral ecology, ecological genetics, aquatic ecology, agroecology, biogeochemistry and terrestrial ecosystems. Our courses are open to MSU students as well as those from other colleges and universities.

Paid opportunities like our Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Undergraduate Research Apprenticeships (URA) programs allow undergraduate students in residence to earn money while gaining practical, hands-on research experience under the guidance of mentors.

We offer paid, full- and part-time professional internships in career fields including pasture dairy management, landscape management, avian care, education, marketing and communications. These experiences assist motivated students in transitioning from the classroom to the working world and provide valuable contacts and experience. KBS will also work with students seeking more tailored opportunities to structure volunteer work as an unpaid internship for academic credit.

A number of scholarships are available to undergraduates to help defray the costs of taking courses or studying in residence at KBS.

We welcome visits to our campus and inquiries about studying, living and interning at KBS. For more information, please explore our website or contact our community relations office at communityrelations@kbs.msu.edu or 269-671-2015.

Summer Courses

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

Undergraduate Research Apprenticeships (URA)

Paid, Professional Internships

Scholarships

Volunteer Opportunities

Summer Courses

For a course schedule and more information, click here.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

All REU positions offer a paid stipend ($4,500), free room and board, partial transportation costs, and research funds.

We invite applications from highly motivated individuals and encourage applications from underrepresented groups in the sciences. You must be a U.S. citizen with undergraduate status to participate in the REU program.

Application deadline is February 1st, 2013.

For more details, click here.

Undergraduate Research Apprenticeships (URA)

The KBS URA Program features research internships that are part-time (~20 hrs/week). This allows students to take a course during the summer and receive hands-on research experience. Michigan State University students and students from BEACON schools and HBC's receive priority to participate in this program.

The URA program is 5-10 weeks long, depending on courses taken and the research project. The earliest start date is May 7th; the latest end date is August 3rd.

Application deadline is March 1st, 2013.

Paid, Professional Internships

We at KBS are very proud of our internship program and make every effort to offer a variety of paid internship opportunities that provide excellent preparation for students poised to enter the work force. Our internships span many fields, from animal care to communications, and are coordinated by staff from the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Kellogg Farm, the KBS Conference Center, the KBS Communications Office, the W.K. Kellogg Manor House, and KBS community partners such as the Gull Lake Landscape Company. KBS internships are offered year-round, with most occuring during the summer months. Part-time interns are encouraged to also enroll in a summer course.

Application deadlines begin March 1st, 2013. Please read position descriptions (via link below) for more details.

For more details click here.

Scholarships

We at KBS are very proud of our internship program and make every effort to offer a variety of paid internship opportunities that provide excellent preparation for students poised to enter the work force. Our internships span many fields, from animal care to communications, and are coordinated by staff from the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Kellogg Farm, the KBS Conference Center, the KBS Communications Office, the W.K. Kellogg Manor House, and KBS community partners such as the Gull Lake Landscape Company. KBS internships are offered year-round, with most occuring during the summer months. Part-time interns are encouraged to also enroll in a summer course.

Application deadlines begin March 1st, 2013. Please read position descriptions (via link below) for more details.

For more details click here.

Volunteer Opportunities

The KBS Volunteer Program supports the KBS mission by helping to share our scientific expertise with the public through tours, activities and community events. We can offer undergraduate students - even those only with us for a summer!- a chance to learn something new, to make friends and career contacts, to improve their resumes with volunteer work and to do something positive for the community! We will also work with students seeking more tailored opportunities to structure volunteer work as an unpaid internship for academic credit.