Gr ant Wr it ing int er nship
An n a Pe t r a c c a
M . Sc .
In February , we launched a new initiative to help early undergraduate & recent graduate students build experience in real-life scientific endeavors by hosting remote internships . This style allows these interns to assist with particular Isla Mar goals without physically being present in Puerto Rico . We welcomed recent University of Miami RSMAS graduate , Anna Petracca , to join us for a year-long grant writing internship . Since February , Anna has helped us identify over a dozen grants for which we are eligible to apply . She has created a database of key details for each grant so we can locate them easily . Anna also drafted applications for several grants , and applied her knowledge of citizen science and outreach to craft proposal summaries for other initiatives . Although Anna ' s internship comes to an end in just a few days , we look forward to engaging with her in the future and welcoming other interns into the Isla Mar family .