The University of Florida plays host to around 3000 international students every year.

2007 International Activities Report

The Interdisciplinary Ecology degree program attracts outstanding international graduate students, because the curriculum is integrative and the faculty are highly reputed in international research.  It is a goal of the School to recruit such students, by arranging suitable faculty advisors and, if needed, allocating funds or matching external funds.  The major research interests of IE students (resource ecology and management, linked social-ecological systems, community and institutional management of natural resources, sustainable livelihood systems) are particularly important in developing countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.  International students enrich the School academic community out of proportion to their numbers.  The wealth of perspectives from different environments and cultures contributes greatly to all the students' education.  Sources of financial support for these students have included:

·       Fulbright Fellowship

·       LASPAU Fellowship

·       OAS Leadership Fellowship

·      OAS Ecology Initiative Fellowship

·       USAID Scholarship

·       CNPQ Fellowship

·       CONACyT Fellowship

·       International Ford Fellowship

·       Wildlife Conservation Society Graduate Fellowship

·       Tropical Conservation and Development Fellowship

·       Compton Fellowship

International Graduate Students, MS & PhD in Interdisciplinary Ecology	2006-07
Headcount	39
Citizenship of international graduate students enrolled in Interdisciplinary Ecology	Argentina Belize Botswana Brazil (7) Bulgaria Canada (2) China Colombia (2) Costa Rica (3) El Salvador Germany Honduras India (3) Jamaica Lao PDR Mexico Panama Peru (2) Russia Trinidad (3) Vietnam (2) Zambia

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Many graduate students in Interdisciplinary Ecology who are U.S. citizens do their thesis or dissertation research in other countries.  Sources of financial support for these studies have included:

·       NSF Fellowship

·       Fulbright Fellowship

·       Tropical Conservation and Development Fellowship