Polar Hands-On Laboratory Application Form (PDF format)

Course flyer (PDF format)


Polar regions now experience more rapid environmental change than any other location on the earth. How these changes will influence our climate—and ultimately the future of our planet—is one of society’s greatest challenges.

The MBL’s Polar Science Fellowship, created for the International Polar Year, will give science journalists the unparalled opportunity to travel to the ends of the Earth to be a part of some of today’s most cutting-edge ecological polar research.

June 17 – July 2, 2010, Toolik Field Station, Alaska
A weeklong hands-on course will focus on key science questions in polar research. It will span terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and the physical and biological sciences. Following the course, fellows will team up with research scientists to work side-by-side with them in the field and laboratory.

November 2009/February 2010, Palmer Station, Antarctica
A limited number of fellows will spend an additional month with scientists studying the effects of climate change and ecosystem function on the Antarctic Peninsula. This provides an unmatched opportunity to experience, compare, and contrast polar change and research conducted at both poles.

Polar fellows relax during hike through Atigun Gorge in Alaska.

For further information contact:

Logan Science Journalism Program at the MBL
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1015
(508) 289-7423
e-mail: aearly@mbl.edu