SUMMER SYSTEMATICS INSTITUTE and

INTERNSHIP IN BIOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION

SSI Academy Program Wraps Up Its 12th Year [212 KB PDF]

!!!TO ALL PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS, PLEASE NOTE!!!

The California Academy of Sciences is facing an exciting future. In 2008, the entire facility will move from its interim location on Howard Street to a new, state-of-the-art facility back at our old site in Golden Gate Park.

*****We will not be able to offer our REU program, the Summer Systematics Institute (SSI), for the Summer 2008 season*****

We were able to come to this decision only recently, and reluctantly. We apologize for any inconvenience that this notice might cause for those of you considering submission of an application to the SSI for summer of 2008. We hope that if you are eligible, you will consider us for the Summer of 2009 and beyond. We have just secured funding for the program for 5 years starting in 2009, so we will definitely be ready then to offer stimulating programs in a new and enhanced academic atmosphere at the new Academy. Our faculty looks forward to that opportunity, and hope you will too.

!!!Please ALSO note!!!

We are continuing to offer our Internship in Biological Illustration. APPLICANTS CAN APPLY FOR THE INTERNSHIP IN BIOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION HERE

1. Send a cover letter containing a statement of interest in working at the Academy, and some background information that tells us how you became interested in evolutionary biology and biological illustration.

2. Complete the Application Form at the link at the above left. Note that this Form serves for both SSI and Biological Illustration internships offered in the Academy's summer undergraduate program, so please be sure to indicate clearly the internship for which you are applying on the form and in your statement of interest.

3. Arrange for two letters of recommendation (at least one must be from a science professor) using the forms available at the link at the above left.

4. Arrange for official transcripts to be delivered to the Academy.

5. Provide examples of your artwork, as outlined at the link above. Applicants for this internship need not provide an Advisor Selection Form.

The samples of work should be in the form of original materials (no larger than 11x14 inches), high-qualify reproductions or prints (no larger than 11x14 inches), or slides. Please do not send images as electronic media (no attachments to emails, compact disks, or floppy disks). Your samples will be returned to you after the applications are reviewed. Large, portfolio-sized submissions are discouraged.

Eligibility:

Any U.S. citizen who is an undergraduate student, and who will not have graduated before fall of 2008, is welcome to apply. An excellent academic record and participation in a wide range of campus activities are highly regarded, but not the sole criteria for the selection process.

Deadline:
February 15, 2008
Address applications to:
Biological Illustration Internship
c/o Dr. Rich Mooi
California Academy of Sciences
875 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-3009
Telephone: 415-321-8270 Fax: 415-321-8615
email: rmooi@calacademy.org