The University of Central Florida (UCF) currently has fully funded Graduate Research Assistantship positions available for students interested in pursuing a PhD.
The assistantship provides full tuition waiver, an annual stipend starting at $23,000, plus additional summer funding opportunities up to $7,000, along with full health insurance coverage.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: USA
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | PhD Scholarships
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship | $30,000+ Stipend per year | Health Insurance
- No IELTS Required
- Deadline: December 1, 2025
Scholarship Details
Dr. Nicole Zampieri (Department of Biology) at the University of Central Florida is actively recruiting PhD students to join the Dendroecology and Disturbance Lab. The lab focuses on topics related to biogeography, dendroecology, ecosystem resilience, and conservation biology.
Students will also have opportunities to analyze biodiversity trends and plant community changes across Florida, and to engage in conservation, management, and policy research, including integration of Indigenous Knowledge and applied ecological science.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered, applicants must:
- Hold a degree in a relevant field
- Be interested in ecology and disturbance-maintained ecosystems, especially savannas
- Have interest in fire ecology and hurricane resilience
- Be willing to explore quantitative wood anatomy, such as resin duct formation and fire adaptation
- (Optionally) be interested in remote sensing, including lidar applications for analyzing ecosystem structure and function
Scholarship Benefits
The Graduate Research Assistantship includes:
- Full tuition waiver
- $23,000 yearly stipend, with additional $7,000 summer funding possible
- Health insurance at no cost to admitted graduate students
- Mentorship and research experience in an active conservation and biogeography research lab
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should:
- Click the application webpage link (green button on the official announcement).
- Email Dr. Nicole Zampieri at [email protected] to express interest.
- Attach the following to your email:
- CV or Resume
- Academic Transcripts
- Brief Statement of Research Interest
- Contact should be made before the departmental deadline (December 1st) so a meeting can be scheduled.
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