Prospective Students
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Interested students are encouraged to review the research interests of the unit scientist Dr. Brian Sloss, by referring to the federal unit webpage, http://www.coopunits.org/Wisconsin_Fish/. To express interest in a graduate student position with the unit please send the following:   
  • Letter of interest
  • Current resume
  • Photocopy of undergraduate transcript *
  • Photocopy of GRE scores *
  • 3 References

    * If you are selected for our program, we will ask you to send official copies of your transcripts and GRE scores
Mail to: 
               Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit
               College of Natural Resources 
               University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
               800 Reserve Street
               Stevens Point, WI 54481

Sturgeon electrofishing on the Menominee RiverElectronic: The above materials may also be sent electronically to coopfish@uwsp.edu.  
 
We usually hire 2-4 students each year on research projects ranging from habitat assessment, population dynamics, conservation genetics, land-water linkages, and fish ecology, among others.

Your application will be held for one full year and reviewed as each project becomes available. Students are selected based on academic competitiveness and experience. Students selected for graduate work with us will be asked to submit a formal graduate application package to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources.

Graduate student assistantships are funded from several sources and include a graduate stipend with tuition paid (for both resident and non-resident students). Contact the program assistant at (715) 346-2178 or send an e-mail to coopfish@uwsp.edu with any questions.
 
Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit