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Teachers - Please scroll to bottom of page for teacher workshop
Registration Process
2025 Tropical Field Research (9 days in Costa Rica - all inclusive - $4,400)
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Only Parents/Guardians may register participants using the online SOC Research portal (see blue button above).
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There are opportunities for individuals (not part of an existing school/club group) to participate in Session 4. Contact us at info@SOCresearch.org with your inquiry.
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Pay schedule: Families pay a $200 non-refundable registration fee and can pay the balance or pay monthly with the final payment due by March 15th, 2025.
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All participants should obtain 3rd-party program travel insurance. Refunds for non-refundable payments are only available through 3rd-party insurance that must be purchased close to registration date to meet the requirements of most insurers.​
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2025 Bioinformatics Research (9 days in Costa Rica - all inclusive - $4,400)
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There are opportunities for individual students to join 2025 bioinformatics programs in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
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This program is open to all Tropical Field Research Program alums and other individuals who have already taken biology and can demonstrate readiness for this more intensive program.
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Pay schedule: Families pay a $200 non-refundable registration fee and can pay the balance or pay monthly with the final payment due by March 15th, 2025.
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All participants should obtain 3rd-party program travel insurance. Refunds for non-refundable payments are only available through 3rd-party insurance that must be purchased close to registration date to meet the requirements of most insurers.​
Tropical Field Research
J-Term:
Spring Break:
Jan 11 - 23, 2025
March 15-25, 2025
2025 Summer Sessions
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Session 8:
May 25 - June 3
June 3 - 12
June 12 - 21
June 21 - June 30
June 30 - July 9
July 9 - 18
July 18 - July 27
July 27 - Aug 5
Bioinformatics Research
Bioinformatics:
July 30 - Aug 8, 2025
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2025 Teacher's Insect-Microbiome Antibiotic Bioprospecting (4-days $1650)
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Learn how to run a bioprospecting unit or semester research class at your high school.
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We will introduce all the protocols from insect collection to plating and PCR to bioinformatics.
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You will receive a detailed research manual that will guide you and your students through the curriculum.
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Click link in footer for workshop flyer or navigate here for workshop webpage.
Bioprospecting Research
TBD
Let us know if you'd like to host a future workshop for teachers in your area.
