CALL FOR GRAD STUDENT APPLICANTS: Partnerships Along the Headwaters of the Americas for Young Scientists Program (PATHWAYS Program)
The PATHWAYS Program invites full-time Ph.D. and M.S. students across the social and natural sciences, and engineering, interested in interdisciplinary water research, for a research experience (NSF IRES #2505480) across the Andes and Central American cordilleras. PATHWAYS fellows must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents.
Program details:
- PATHWAYS hosts and funds (living expenses and travel) an interdisciplinary summer school in Cuenca, Ecuador (May 17-30) for 10 fellows.
- PATHWAYS funds (living expenses, research funds, and travel) individual research experiences in Latin America for fellows beginning in June 2026.
- PATHWAYS provides fellows with in-country mentorship from professors across Latin America.
Program Schedule:
- Pre-application deadline: October 2, 2025
- Competitive students will be asked to provide a full application by November 14, 2025, and they will be notified of the results of the selection process by the end of November 2025.
- Fellows will meet regularly via video-conference beginning in January 2026 through May 2026.
- The interdisciplinary summer school will be held in Cuenca, Ecuador on May 17-30.
- Fellows will conduct their individual research projects beginning in June 2026. Research projects typically last up to three months.
- Pathways fellowship alums stay connected to the program through conferences and Transect of the Americas meetings (https://transect-of-the-americas.wsu.edu).
Interested students apply here: https://transect-of-the-americas.wsu.edu/pathways-program
Feel free to contact me at bpwarner@unm.edu if you have any questions.
Thx!
Ben
