Prospective Students

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Last Updated: Aug 03, 2026, 01:34 PM

Photo collage of SIU Center for Wildlife students conducting various wildlife projects in the woods in all temperatures

Prospective Students

Graduate assistantships in the Center for Wildlife Sustainability Research can be available at any time of year (fall, spring, summer) depending on project funding cycles. All graduate students in the CWSR are on funded projects, with 80-90% on competitive research assistantships. Remaining students are supported on fellowships or teaching assistantships. If you are interested in graduate studies in the CWRL, please contact one of the lab faculty members, whose contact information can be found in this website. Direct communication with a faculty member is very important, and can help you in the competitive process of obtaining a graduate position.

Department of Zoology Graduate Program

SIU students work in Alaska during a previous field assignmentCWRL faculty members commonly advertise research assistantships on websites such as the Texas A&M Jobs Board. 

Graduate students in the CWSR are enrolled in the graduate Zoology program in the School of Biological Sciences or in the Forestry program in Agricultural Sciences.

Placement of Graduates

Some of our recent graduates are now employed at:

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Non-government Conservation Organizations such as:  
  • Ducks Unlimited Inc.
  • Quail Forever
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • The Audubon Society