The 2008 Amazon-PIRE Summer Field Course is an intensive graduate field course in the Amazon of Brazil and will take place July 12-24, 2008. Amazon-PIRE is an international partnership between scientists in the US and in Brazil. This program offers opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in international and interdisciplinary research and education, at both US and partner Brazilian institutions. Opportunities include NSF-sponsored graduate fellowships for research on interactions between climate and vegetation in the Amazon of Brazil, summer stipends for undergraduate research projects, a field course in methods for tropical forest research, and coursework in Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. Eligible Graduates/Undergraduate Majors: ecology and evolutionary biology, environmental science, climate change, ecology, forestry, geochemistry, geosciences, plant sciences, hydrology, soil and water science, environmental science, and students interested in interdisciplinary research dealing with climate change. The application deadline is April 4, 2008. More information can be found at: http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/pire_amazonia