The University of Arkansas Monticello Scholarship is a fully funded graduate assistantship opportunity to study in the USA.
The scholarship program covers tuition fees, an annual stipend of $26,664 to $48,664 per year, as well as supplemental funding for conference travel and presentations.
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for the University of Arkansas Scholarship, you must:
- Have a Bachelor’s degree plus relevant research experience or a Master’s degree in ecology, wildlife science, geospatial sciences, ecological modeling, landscape ecology, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated quantitative and GIS skills (e.g., R/Python, spatial analysis).
- Strong scientific writing and communication skills.
- Enthusiasm for occasional fieldwork and team-based research.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with animal movement data (telemetry/GPS, step-selection, recursion/UDs).
- Background in habitat or species distribution modeling.
- Familiarity with remote sensing or landscape change analyses.
- Record of peer-reviewed publication or conference presentations
Benefits
Selected candidates will enjoy.
- Annual stipend: $26,664 (candidate can be nominated for DDF or DAF with GPA >3.8 and GRE scores).
- Full tuition waiver
- Supplemental funding for conference travel and presentations
- Partial health insurance (66% covered by the university)
- Qualified students are eligible to be nominated for the additional four year university wide doctoral fellowships (DDF: $22,000/year, DAF: $12000/year).
Required Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
- Cover letter (brief statement of research experience and interests)
- Curriculum vitae
- GPA and GRE score
- Names and contact information for three references
Method of Application
- Click the green button below to go to the program’s webpage.
- Email the above materials (as a single PDF preferred) to kusum@uark.edu and osborne@uamont.edu with the subject line “Application for Waterfowl Assistantship”.
- Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative research environment.
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Application Deadline: December 15, 2025.
