About this opportunity

The National Science Foundation (NSF) CREST Center for the Integrated Study of Coastal Ecosystem Processes and Dynamics (CREST-CISCEP) is an NSF grant funded program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) aimed at exposing students, especially those from underrepresented groups, to the marine sciences through summer internships, paid undergraduate and graduate level positions, and K-12 outreach activities. CREST-CISCEP creates an educational pipeline through which scientifically inclined students who are interested in coastal ecosystems can travel as far as their doctoral education.An integral part of the work of CREST-CISCEP is its research. Faculty, researchers, and students at all levels participate in vital research on the coastal ecosystems of the Maryland Coastal Bays (MC