Program Description

GeoSCOPE is a summer research program that begins in Summer A with short 2-credit workshops focusing on Geoscience career areas, followed by paid internships in active geoscience labs on the FIU campus and field study areas during Summer B. The purpose is to inform and involve students in the many exciting, rewarding and highly paid careers available in the Geosciences.

GeoSCOPE participants must have some science background: either freshman level Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Earth Science, and they must take at least two summer workshops. The program is open to FIU and Miami-Dade College freshman and sophomores. Workshops count toward the 9 credits of summer coursework required for all FIU students.

Workshop Schedule (click on workshop title for full description )

• May 8-19 9:30 - 12:15: Applied Hydrogeology of South Florida (at FIU with field trips)
• May 15-26 13:00-16:45: Introduction to Minerals (at FIU)
• May 30-June 9 14:00-16:45: Visualizing Our World: Introduction to GIS (at FIU)
• June 12-22 (9:30-12:15, some afternoons): Geology of South Florida and Caribbean (at FIU with field trips)
• June 26-29 (Full day): Environmental Geology of the Florida Keys (based in the Keys)

Internships are guaranteed for workshop participants, and pay a salary of $12.00/hour for up to 30 hours a week during Summer B.
Internships are available in a variety of areas (see internship page).

GeoSCOPE is funded by the National Science Foundation program: Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)


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