Student participants will receive the following:

• Exposure to start-of-the-art research facilities at the University of Miami

• Mentoring by internationally-recognized faculty who are passionate about coastal resilience research

• Stipend of $600/week for about 9 or 10 weeks

• Free on-campus undergraduate housing (main Coral Gables campus) for 10 weeks

• Free transportation for field trips to locally-relevant centers related to coastal resilience research

• Guidance to develop themselves both personally and professionally through hands-on workshops and seminars

• Opportunities to showcase and present their research on campus

• Coaching to prepare applications to graduate school and the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)