Glassen Undergraduate Experience

Description of Program

Horger, Sarah Photo - Sarah Horger.jpg — Glassen Undergraduate Fellow Sarah Horger working in the Aquatic Animal Health Lab at MSU

The Glassen Undergraduate Experience (GUE) provides students with the opportunity to gain direct professional experience in the Fisheries and Wildlife field early in their academic career. Students selected to participate in the GUE are mentored by a Fisheries and Wildlife faculty member and conduct a research or outreach project over the course of 1-2 semesters. This is a paid hourly position (currently $15/hour) and students are expected to work ~ 5-10 hours per week with a maximum of $3,000 per award.

Glassen Undergraduate Fellows are encouraged to conduct an independent study (FW 490) based on their GUE work to fulfill the experiential learning requirement of the Fisheries and Wildlife major.

To be considered for the Glassen Undergraduate Experience, the student must:

Be majoring in one of the five FW majors (note: “Fisheries & Wildlife” major is only available to students entering the program in spring 2025 or earlier)
Be a first- or second-year student, OR have added the major or transferred into the Fisheries & Wildlife program within the last 6 months,
Be currently enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits, AND
Submit an application and a resume. Application instructions are e-mailed directly to Fisheries and Wildlife majors early in the semester with a due date of mid-September (Fall placement) or mid-January (Spring placement).

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Please contact Rose Stewart (stewa684@msu.edu) if you have questions about the program.

Selection Process

When completing the application, students rank their interest level for each of the available projects. A preliminary matching process between students and projects occurs based on the quality of the application and how each student ranks the experiences. Preference will be given to students with no or limited direct work experience in the Fisheries and Wildlife field. Before finalizing the matches, students will meet with their potential faculty mentor to make sure it’s a good fit. We typically select 15-20 students annually to participate in the GUE.