This page lists field courses in the biological sciences. These require a fee and are typically eligible for college credit, though for some it may be via Independent Study arranged at your home institution.
Fall 2026
Young Voices of Science Fall 2026 Program
The application for the Fall 2026 Young Voices of Science Program is officially open!
The Young Voices of Science program consists of a series of expert-led workshops, each designed to prepare and empower science scholars to share their knowledge, concerns, and hopes for the future with the wider world, and provide a launch pad for public engagement, early in their scientific careers. Workshop leaders are experts in public engagement with science, creative writing, storytelling, and science-to-policy outreach. Class size is limited to 20-25 participants; we ask that participants commit to all eight workshops and design and carry out at least one outreach project, with support from a staff mentor.
- What: FREE science communication training and real-world practice for science scholars!
- Who: Graduate, undergraduate students and early-career scientists in environmental (or similar) fields are eligible to apply
- When: Series of eight Zoom workshops held on Thursdays, September 24th through November 12th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET
- Where: Wherever you are, via Zoom!
No need to be a student to apply!
The application will be closing on Friday, September 4th. Click here to apply.
We encourage you to apply by the deadline and to share this opportunity with your networks! To learn more about the program, hear from YVoS alumni, and explore past outreach projects, visit Young Voices of Science. For questions, reach out to Dayna De La Cruz at ddelacruz@hubbardbrookfoundation.org.
Center for Wildlife Studies
Via our new partnership with Colby-Sawyer College, it’s now even easier to get academic credit for courses from Center for Wildlife Studies. Check out the details of the enrollment process on our website: https://www.centerforwildlifestudies.org/aco-guestlearner
Learners who enroll in PREMIUM format courses and choose the option for academic credit through Colby-Sawyer College can receive not only the CWS certificate of completion and digital badge but also an official transcript and transferable credit for their learning. Colby-Sawyer College is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
CWS’ fall registration is currently open for a range of wildlife and conservation courses. View our fall offerings and register here: https://www.centerforwildlifestudies.org/courses
Questions? Email info@centerforwildlifestudies.org
More Organizations that run Field Courses
Domestic
- Shoals Marine Laboratory (Appledore Island, Maine), Cornell University & UNH
- Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia
- Highlands Biological Station, University of North Carolina
- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab
- Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, University of Iowa
- University of Notre Dame Research Center (UNDERC), Michigan/Montana
- Kellogg Biological Station (KBS), Michigan State University
- University of Michigan Biological Station
- Boulder Mountain Research Station, University of Colorado
- Ecosystem Field Studies, Colorado (accr. by UMontana)
- Wild Rockies Field Institute
- Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana
- Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
- Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington
- Inside Passage Field Studies, Alaska
- Semester by the Bay, Alaska
International
- The GREEN Program
- Ecosystem Field Studies, Mexican Caribbean (accr. by UMontana)
- Seamester, Caribbean, Atlantic & Pacific voyages (accr. by Univ of South Florida)
- Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation (ITEC)
- Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica & South Africa
- DANTA Association for Conservation of Tropics – Costa Rica
- Field Projects International
- Institute for Field Research
- Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences