| Educational Programs |  (Whales in front of the Station during the 2001 UCB Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands field course - photo Jeannot Rey, La Depeche 29 Oct 2001) |
| As part of its mission the Station is committed to education on different levels. The first is to foster undergraduate and graduate education in the form of field courses and independent research projects carried out on site. The second is to develop and carry out local outreach and internship programs for university students, schools, and the public in French Polynesia. |
Field Courses
The Gump Station is a perfect facility for field courses
in a variety of disciplines and from numerous institutions.
Classes pay a flat
rate per student per day. 
The
(optional) meals are prepared by a local family (pictured
with the UCLA class below) run “catering service” which
offers a nice blend of Polynesian and European cuisine.
Field courses are coordinated by Station Manager Frank
Murphy who has many years of experience in running
field courses here and elsewhere.
Examples of past and present field courses are:
- UCB - Archeology Field School
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UCLA Marine Biology Field Methods
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Glendale Community College (AZ) Coral Reef Ecology
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Shasta College
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St. Olaf College - Undergraduate Research: Island Biology in Polynesia
- University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Graduate Research
Graduate students from any institution/country are welcome at the Gump Station. For funding opportunities see PEARL Graduate Student Research Fellowships
Outreach Programs
The new Atitia Center is an initiative to provide a dynamic interaction between Gump Station scientists and the local community.
[Marine Outreach Program at Gump with the school of PaoPao]
