How to Apply for Graduate Study at NREL

The Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (NREL) is a world renowned research department in the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. It is a fantastic place to be a graduate student, with a diverse group of senior scientists and staff together with an exceptional group of graduate students. Graduate applicants must first be accepted to a CSU graduate program in an academic department at the University. Candidates for a Graduate Research Assistantship must then be associated with an NREL scientist with funding for the position. Therefore it is advisable to contact a scientist at the laboratory before applying to the CSU graduate program.

Refer to links below for University applications, academic departments, and The Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory. Please explore the NREL webpage to learn about research conducted at the Laboratory.

CSU Graduate School

GDPE graduate program

CSU Academic Departments

NREL Scientists

NREL Grad page