The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) embraces education and research on all aspects of biodiversity, including the history of life on earth, the evolutionary mechanisms that generate diversity, the ecological context in which all life has evolved, and the consequences of interactions among organisms, including humans. Faculty expertise ranges from bacteria to mastodons, from the tropics to the tundra, from the theoretical to the practical. Our graduate programs in ecology and evolutionary biology offer a unique perspective among the life science units at the University of Michigan through our focus on a wide diversity of organisms and how they evolve and function in the complex environments of the natural world.

Rankings
Ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan is among the top ten EEB departments in the country and our associated museums – Museum of Zoology and University Herbarium – are in the top three university collections nationwide. Our distinguished faculty include many of the best-known researchers in their fields and many hold positions as editors of prestigious journals and officers of national and international professional societies, and have received multiple honors and awards.

Funding priorities
1.The Frontiers Master’s Program in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan has three primary goals:
a) To attract a diverse student body to the study of ecology and evolution, particularly from underrepresented minorities and students from non-traditional backgrounds.
b) To give students opportunities to learn about the full range of subjects in ecology and evolution.
c) To prepare students to succeed in top-rated Ph.D. programs in ecology and evolution.

Read more about the Frontiers Master's Program.

2. Graduate funding for fellowships and research support (especially travel)

See how to make a donation at the bottom of this page.

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WHAT'S NEW

David Bay Photography Fund
Established by Susan Campbell, David Bay's wife and former employee of the Biology Department in the 1980s. The David Bay Photography Fund will help pay for poster and photography printing for students presenting their research, and other graphic needs that may arise. Bay was EEB's and its predecessor department's "photographer-at-large" for over 34 years and was known and loved by many faculty, students and staff. Thanks to your donations, he will continue to support his favorite graduate students in a way that would make him smile.

We are currently over 40 percent of the way toward reaching our goal of making the David Bay Photography Fund an endowed fund at the $10,000 level so it can continue to help many future generations of graduate students in David’s memory.


All the world's a classroom
Sending students into the world
Undergraduates interested in experiencing first-hand other cultures, practicing language study in context, and learning from students and faculty in other nations will find few universities with as many choices as Michigan. LSA and a number of its many departments and programs provide opportunities to travel to over 35 countries. Every study abroad trip differs in its program and travel costs, but the average financial commitment required for most students is $5,000 per trip, a sizeable financial burden for many interested students. [The LSA undergraduate experience]

Student Global Initiative Fund
Perhaps most startling among the many facets of globalization is the sheer speed with which the world is changing. Today’s plans will be outdated or insufficient for tomorrow’s challenges, so LSA students must be flexible. Similarly, our programs must grow and adapt. In response to this demand, the college has created a central strategic fund for the distribution of resources to projects within LSA that address the current and ever-changing needs of our students. The fund merges named endowments and expendable gifts into a single source for student support, allowing LSA to leverage numerous gifts to fund the greatest number of students.

Contributing to this fund will be most effective through a 1:2 gift match for which President Coleman has allocated resources. Gifts must be endowments between $25,000 and $500,000 to qualify for the match. This presidential fund is limited and will be available only until depleted. Expendable contributions to the LSA Student Global Initiative Fund are welcome but not eligible for the match. Read more on the LSA Web site.

You can make a donation to:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Graduate Student Support
To provide graduate support in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts in ecology and evolutionary biology.

Sponsor a student on the annual retreat (held at the U-M Biological Station and locally on alternate years): $59

Sponsor an annual Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award: $500

Sponsor a First Published Paper Award: $30

Sponsor the printing of a student's research poster: $45

Sponsor a graduate student's stipend for travel and research supplies: $100

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Strategic Fund for Program Support


Or if you prefer, you can donate to one of our existing EEB endowments:

Helen Olson Brower Fellowship
A fellowship to be awarded annually to a student pursuing graduate work in applied studies for the conservation of natural resources.

Emma J. Cole Fellowship
A fellowship for a graduate student at the University of Michigan who is pursuing studies in botany.

Angeline Whittier Fellowship
A fellowship for a graduate student at the University of Michigan who is pursuing studies in botany.

Peter Olaus Okkelberg
A scholarship fund for outstanding zoology graduate students with a focus in anatomy, cytology or embryology.

ES George Reserve Scholarship
Scholarships to enhance the research of excellent students at the George Reserve

To make a donation, visit the Giving to LSA Web page or you may call (888) 518-7888 (toll-free) or (734) 647-6179 (local) 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. EST or print a donor card here and mail to: U-M Gift Administration, 500 S. State St., Suite 5000, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1382. Be sure to specify the department and fund to which you would like to contribute. If you have any questions, please call the LSA Fund Office at (734) 615-6333.

Read more at the Michigan Difference web site.

C O N T A C T  I N F O R M A T I O N
Development, Marketing and Communications
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
500 S. State Street, Suite 5000
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1382
phone.734.998.6255
fax.734.998.6250