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University students > Gaining credits > Europe, Asia, Australia
Credits for students from Europe, Asia, Australia
Imperial College London is internationally recognised for the quality
of its research and teaching in conservation and biology, is offering
course credit to students from Europe, Asia and Australia joining Operation Wallacea
expeditions. This means that you can gain course credits from one of the
best British universities for your summer vacation spent assisting with
our biodiversity surveys. Students joining expeditions to Operation Wallacea sites for a minimum of 4 weeks, can gain credit for the experience by taking the Tropical Field Research Course offered by Imperial. The course is run in parallel with normal activities so you will still be in the field working on conservation projects all day but at the end of the expedition you can take away the credit as well. The course is usually worth between 7.5 ECTS credits depending upon your institution. The credit can be used towards your degree as normal biology credit, or it can be used for more specialised credit such as humanities, genetics, independent and field studies, lab credit, or many other requirements of your degree. Enrolment with Imperial costs $1000, which includes all administration, and assessment fees. Structure The 4 weeks of accredited expedition has to include a Training Course and a minimum of two weeks on Research Projects. This means a student planning their 4 weeks of credit gaining options within their expedition can do either; 1 week of Required Training and 3 weeks on Research Projects OR 1 week of Required Training, 1 week of Additional Training (not including dive training) and 2 weeks on Research Projects. Enrolling Once you have decided on which Operation Wallacea expedition you want to join, you should then to speak to your study abroad department and probably also your academic advisors about how it will be included into your degree. To help with this we have provided a course overview that you can show them that describes most of the key features of the course. You can also e-mail imperialcredit@opwall.com for further information.
Once you have confirmed with your institution, you then need to book onto an Operation Wallacea expedition. Once you have booked your expedition, please then e-mail imperialcredit@opwall.com to register for the BIOL 2.16 Tropical Field Research. You will then be contacted directly by Imperial with details about the further enrolment and payment process.
Funding Opportunities
Many universities and colleges will run course credit through their
Study Abroad or International Education Offices. These offices have a
large number of grants and funding opportunities available for this kind
of credit approved off campus or internship type experience. In some cases
the funds available will cover the entire cost of the expedition and
course credit fees and in many other cases there will be sufficient grants
available to substantially offset the costs. We highly recommend that you
approach these offices at your university and ask how you can apply for
this money.
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