OTS at Auburn University
The Organization
for Tropical Studies is a non-profit consortium of 64 research
institutions
and universities from around the world. It was created in 1963 to
focus on education, research, and management of natural resources in
the
tropics. Auburn University has been an OTS member institution
since
1987.
As a member,
Auburn students and faculty have access to educational, research, and
funding
opportunities that are not available to non-member institutions.
OTS is involved in teaching more than 15 different graduate and
undergraduate
courses, environmental education, facilitating tropical research, and
operating
three biological research stations in Costa Rica.
Advanced Courses: (for postdoctoral scholars, junior faculty, and advanced graduate students)
Participation
in OTS courses provides Auburn students with a complete foundation in
tropical
biology. In addition students have interactions with faculty who
have considerable tropical experience, students and researchers
currently
doing research in the tropics, and peers on courses who are likely to
form
the next generation of tropical biologists. Once students have
completed
the course, there are considerable opportunities for continued research
(including logistical and financial assistance) in the tropics.
OTS
offers
research fellowships that are open to all students enrolled at Auburn
as
well as all OTS course alumni. Through Pilot Awards and Research
Fellowships, Auburn graduate students have access to up to $6500 for
research
projects in the tropics.
OTS Undergraduate Minority Scholars Program:
Minority
undergraduate
students at Auburn are eligible to apply for scholarships that can be
used
for the full semester abroad as well as the summer abroad courses
offered
through OTS. Through this program students receive a full
scholarship.
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Dr. J. Wayne Brewer (wbrewer@acesag.auburn.edu)
Department of Entomology
Dr. Craig Guyer (cguyer@acesag.auburn.edu)
Department of Biological Sciences
