Undergraduate Programs

Applications for our Summer 2026 are now OPEN! Questions can be sent to KBSsummer@msu.edu

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Programs

KBS URA Program (Undergraduate Research Apprentice – paid part-time research positions for MSU students)

KBS Internship Program (paid professional positions for MSU students throughout KBS)

KBS NSF REU Program (paid full-time research positions for non-MSU students)

Students have the opportunity to live at KBS and gain a wide variety of field and lab research experiences, new friendships, and professional references at a world-renowned biological station on beautiful Gull Lake.

KBS Summer 2026 Mentors

Our summer 2026 program will run from Sunday May 17, through Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Read about the KBS Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium here.

Summer 2022 students take a field trip to the Detroit Zoo.

Thinking about applying for KBS courses or programs? Check out these student blog posts and interviews!

Internship Program for MSU Students

A sustainable summer: Agriculture, Academics, and a Good Book- Sarah Hubbard (MSU, Environmental Studies & Sustainability)

Avian care and art at the Bird Sanctuary: An internship experience- Marie Kroneman (MSU, Zoology)

Talking science at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary with Ezra Montero (MSU, Environmental Plant Biology)

Working and learning through a KBS Summer: Alex Sills (MSU, Zoology/Environmental Biology)

Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URA) for MSU Students

Having lots of fun-gi: A summer of mushrooms- Claire Bott (MSU, Animal Science/Environmental Sustainability)

Coffee, tacos, and mothing: A day in the life of a URA- Dereck Luecker (MSU, Integrated Biology/Zoology)

A little taste of everything: Summer classes and field research at KBS- Emily Parker (MSU, Zoology)

Waders half full, or half empty? – Sharon Carpenter (MSU, Fisheries & Wildlife)

My opportunity of a lifetime – Samantha Turner (MSU, Human Biology, DOW STEM Scholar)

To research or not to research? How I discovered my passion at KBS – Maiya Wimbley (MSU, Community Sustainability)

Learning is a contact sport: A summer at KBS – Wissam Jawad (MSU, Zoology)

Murphy’s Law – Krista Nicholson (MSU, Animal and Environmental Science)

Mating Behavior in Treefrogs – Darian Mollock (North Carolina A&T)

A Star Crossed Love Affair Between a Pre-med Student and a Diatom – Olivia Porth (MSU, Human Bio)

10 cc’s of Experience, Stat! – Parker Anderson (MSU, Biomedical Lab Sciences)

Learning is a Contact Sport: A Summer at KBS – Wissam Jawad (MSU, Zoology)

My Summer as an URA at KBS – Ally Brown (MSU, Integrative Biology)

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU) for non-MSU students

Beans and best friends: A KBS Summer in the Evans Lab – Sofie Iwamasa (Case Western Reserve University)

Poco a poco: The little nopalito in a cornfield – Nicholas Vega Anguiano (Humbolt State University – LTER/Robertson Lab)

My time as a REU: Learning the research process – Audrey Hogenkamp (Augustana College; Evans Lab)

Try something new: A home away from home – Cassie Stark (James Madison University; Conner Lab)

SLAM: Scientists Love Acronyms, Man – Emily Lindback (Franklin and Marshall College; LTER/Robertson Lab)

Hot water and faster species – Tyler Treakle (College of William & Mary; Zarnetske Lab)

Uncovering a love for diatoms: A paleontologist’s nightmare – Sophia Beery (Ohio Northern U.; Litchman/Kalusmeier Lab)

The one that got away (a darter love affair) – Daniel Olivera (Clark U.; Fitzpatrick Lab)

My KBS summer research experience – Francisca Donkor (Harris-Stowe State U.; Evans Lab)

A summer I will never forget – Chris Williamson (Clemson U.; Lau Lab)

Almost failing a semester to learn about climate change – Daimer Castro Vega (U. of Puerto Rico; Robertson Lab)

Before and after – Harry Ervin (Calvin College; Evans Lab)

My amazing experience at KBS – Lauren Davis (Alcorn State U.; Lau Lab)

The forest, animals, and my missing bottles – Aleah Dungee (Norfolk State U.; Robertson Lab)

Painting with phytoplankton cultures and Michigan sunsets – Clare Harper (Beloit College; Litchman/Klausmeier Lab)

Gaining a Sense of Oneness – Ivori Schley (North Carolina A&T; GLBRC)

Clouds of Confidence – Carlneshia Johnson (Alcorn State U.; Hamilton Lab)

My Summer of Science (Fiction) – Tori Niewohner (Western Washington U.; Zarnetske Lab)

Jack of All Trades – Andrew Konieczny (Augsburg College; LTER)

Learning to be a Scientist – Julie Barrios (U. of California – San Diego; Robertson Lab)

For questions about the undergraduate programs please e-mail KBSsummer@msu.edu.