FHL student application due dates:

Jan. 25 for Spring Quarter
Feb. 1 for Summer Courses
May 15 (early admission) or July 1 for Autumn Quarter

Applicants do not need to be current students at University of Washington. Applications will be accepted past the due date if space is available.

Here’s a link to the FHL website:
http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentInfo2014.html


There are still spots available for the Friday Harbor Lands marine biology spring and summer programs! Apply now before spots run out. 

Spring Quarter 

  • Marine Zoology and Botany Quarter (15-16 credits)
  • Ocean Acidification Research Apprenticeship (15 credits)
  • Elwha Dam Removal Impacts Research Apprenticeship (15 credits)
  • Beam Reach Program (18 credits)
  • Priority deadline Jan 25, applications still being accepted

Summer Quarter (Ideal for advanced undergraduates. Run for 5 weeks.)

  • Marine Invertebrates (A-Term)
  • Marine Mammals and Seabirds (B-Term)
  • Internships (funded research)
  • September Scientific Diving Class (non-credit, 8 day program)
  • Priority deadline Feb 1, applications accepted until classes fill

To learn more about the programs and to find applications, check out the FHL webstie


[national study experience]: Study in the Southwest!

Wild Rockies Field Institute is now accepting applications for their spring field study opportunity. The course runs from March 25th- May 24th.  For more information see their website: http://wrfi.net/courses/colorado-plateau.html 

CREDITS: 15 total (NEW COURSE ADDED for 2013- Native American Studies 395)

o    Environmental Studies 395: Field Studies in Human/Ecological Communities & Public Lands Issues; Section: Public Land Issues of the Colorado Plateau (3 credits)

o    Environmental Studies 395: Field Studies in Human/Ecological Communities & Public Lands Issues; Section: Environment and Culture of the Colorado Plateau (3 credits)

o    Science 395: Natural History of the Colorado Plateau (3 credits)

o    Geography 347: Geography of the Colorado Plateau (3 credits)

o    Native American Studies 395: Indians of the American Southwest- Relationships with the Land (3 credits)