Cooperative Research Units
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does the National Program office offer scholarships or assistantships?

    The national office does not offer scholarships or assistantships. Instead, the national office provides support to the individual units that will be conducting and administering the graduate research projects. Consequently, please visit the Jobs page to see what opportunities might be available.

  • How many Coop Units do you have?

    Currently, there are 40 units in the CRU program located at land grant colleges and universities in 38 states. Please see our map on the home page and the listing of host universities on the Cooperators page.

  • Why are they called Coop Units?

    They are called coop units because each cooperator plays a role in the staffing, funding and directing the units. It is a true cooperative venture in that: The USGS provides 2-5 PhD level research scientists that also sit on the graduate faculty at their host university; the host university provides office and lab space and administrative support; and the state natural resource agency(s) provide base operating funds to their unit. In addition the state and university cooperators have direct involvement in the staffing of and research conducted by the unit.

 

Current Staff

Federal Staff: 119

Masters Students: 253

Phd Students: 161

Post Docs: 43

University Staff: 194

5 Year Summary

Students graduated: 595

Scientific Publications: 1811

Presentations: 3508

 

Contact Us

Cooperative Research Units Program Headquarters Reston, VA 20192 Phone: (703) 648 - 4260 Fax: (703) 648 - 4269 Our University Web Site

Upcoming Meetings

  1. Oklahoma Coordinating Committee Meeting February 6, 2012 - February 7, 2012
  2. Louisiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Cooperator's Meeting February 16, 2012
  3. 2012 Coordinating Committee Meeting of the Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit March 20, 2012
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