Diversity in Entomology – REEU Program
The Department of Entomology Research and Education Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program began in 2021 with support from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). The Entomology REEU program Diversity in Entomology has welcomed undergraduate students from Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), Texas Southern University (TSU), and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), and accepts applications from students enrolled in any HSI (Hispanic Serving Institutions) and HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) university in Texas.
Deadline for application is midnight Sunday March 26, 2023. Applications will be reviewed beginning Monday March 27. Participants will be notified beginning Friday March 31.
The program length is 10 weeks beginning with the start of the 10-week summer semester, May 30, and ending August 8, 2023.
This program is supported by USDA-NIFA Grant 2021-67037-34655
Goals and Objectives
Texas A&M project to create a more inclusive scientific community
The goal of this project is to provide top-tier research experiences that improve students’ problem-solving abilities, and critical and creative thinking and communications skills to prepare them for competitive graduate programs and/or jobs within agriculture and natural resources fields.
Interested in the program?
Contact one of our program directors to learn more about what it takes to be part of our next cohort of students.
