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Panama Field Study Semester
Website: www.mcgill.ca/pfss
Offered: Winter term
Location: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama
Enrolment Limit: 26 students
Fees: In addition to the regular Ã山ǿ¼é fees, students will be required to pay the additional costs associated with delivering the courses in the field. These costs include accommodation and other field costs; they do not include airfare, food, or other living expenses. Fee details for the upcoming semester are available at www.mcgill.ca/pfss/cost.
Students can apply for a Mobility Award. See /mcgillabroad/funding/undergraduate-mobility-award for details.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2021 for January 2022 (Winter term of the 2021-2022 academic year).
Application Details: Students must submit:
- the online application (available at www.mcgill.ca/pfss/application);
- a copy of their transcript;
- a letter of intent; and
- a CV
to the Internship and Field Studies Office in the Faculty of Science:
- Internships & Field Studies Office
- Burnside Hall, Room 720
- Telephone: 514-398-1063; 514-398-8365
- Email: ifso.science [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: /science/undergraduate/internships-field
Prerequisites: HISP 218 Spanish Language Intensive - Elementary or equivalent proficiency, and MATH 203 Principles of Statistics 1 or equivalent. A CGPA of 3.00 and higher is recommended. The program is aimed at undergraduate students in their final year.
For more information and course lists, see Faculty of Science > Undergraduate > Browse Academic Units & Programs > Field Study > Field Studies - Minor Field Studies (18 credits).