Flour Bluff High School Mentorship Opportunities
See the Sea: CC Scholars
See the Sea: CC Scholars is a mentorship program based at UT Austin’s Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) designed for advanced Flour Bluff high school students (seniors) interested in marine science.
Students are paired one-on-one with researchers (such as graduate researchers or postdoctoral fellows) and will spend the fall semester conducting an independent, real-world research project.
Applications are due June 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
The program is pending approval by the school board, with a decision on June 4, 2026
Program Structure
- Weekly on-site work at the UTMSI in Port Aransas (Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30-4 pm) and remote classwork at Flour Bluff High School (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6th period)
- One-on-one mentor pairing
- Semester-long, immersive research experience (August–December)
- Travel reimbursement to FBISD student (by mileage from FBISD to UTMSI)
- Independent research project guided by a professional scientist
- Final paper + presentation at a research symposium
- Cohort meetups, lab visits, and guided assignments
College & High School Credit Available
- Academic Credit
- Advanced Science Class credit (Flour Bluff High School)
- UT Austin course credit (NSC 309) 3-hour credit
- Free of charge
- Official UT transcript
Application Requirements
- Short questionnaire
- 1-page statement of interest
- High school transcript
- Name and email address for one professional reference
- Applications due June 5, 2026
- To apply, see the button at the top of this webpage
Types of Research Students Could Conduct
- Wetlands and marsh ecology
- Fish physiology
- Marine chemistry
- Oceanography
- Coral reef ecology
- Plankton biology
- Microbiology
- Aquatic toxicology
- and more…
Questions: Contact Tamara Blair
Looking for information about the UTMSI Researcher Application? Go to our Department page
This program is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF Bio-Oce) through a CAREER grant (2339861) to Simon J. Brandl.