Are you applying to the EBIO program?
FIRED UP (Field-Intensive Research Emphasizing Diversity UP in the alpine) is a fully-funded, immersive field experience program for incoming EBIO graduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder. All incoming graduate students are invited to participate in the program, to gain field experience, build community, and discover large-scale research ideas in the summer before you start graduate school.
Escape to the mountains to build your foundation as a researcher. Learn new skills, make new friends, and build the community that will support you throughout your graduate school experience and beyond.
Discover field methods by participating in long-term research projects in alpine and mountain systems.
Build relationships with other incoming graduate students, the EBIO department, and the broader CU scientific community.
Grow as a scientist through the development of both skills and community. Find the questions that get you excited for research and cultivate an identity in science and beyond.
Work on real-world scientific questions
Discover field methods in ecology through conducting research at the Mountain Research Station.
Photo by William Bowman
Build your community in science
We offer opportunities in mentoring, team-building, and self-discovery, that will fuel your advancement in the program.
“What’s cool about the field days, is you are doing something task oriented but are also put in sort of a passive environment to mingle with the smaller group. So that was kind of perfect. You could just go into the meadow after dinner with friends, and hang out for a little while.”
All incoming graduate students in the EBIO department are automatically enrolled in the Fired Up program.
