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“My Project Dragonfly” serves as Project Dragonfly's applicant/ºÚÁÏÉçÇø database and information management tool. Complete our to share your contact, personal, and academic details.

Complete the . Incoming GFP ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs start the program by taking one of our first-year, foundational EE classes in Baja, Belize, or Brazil. 

Accepted ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs will receive their initial Earth Expeditions course placement as part of the program acceptance letter they receive from Project Dragonfly. 

Please visit the Earth Expeditions webpages to learn more about each available course, including information on the places you'll visit and field reflections from past ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs.

The ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Graduate School has shared that the Graduate School application will open mid-September. A list of the items you will want to prepare follows; please check back to this page after mid-September for instructions on completing the Graduate School application.

In preparation for completing your application to the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Graduate School, you will want to first gather the following required items:

• Copies of your unofficial transcripts
• Your updated résumé or CV
• Names and email addresses for at least two people from whom you would like to request recommendations. Please note: Recommenders will complete a scaled rating of your attributes/characteristics and upload a recommendation letter (or type their recommendation letter directly into the form); applicants are not able to upload their own letters of recommendation.
• Your answers to these essay questions:
  • How have you translated professional opportunities, classes, or life experiences into your work? (250 word limit)
  • How do you think this experience will benefit your personal life, professional life, and your community? (250 word limit)
• Payment details for the $50 application fee
• Optional: While not required, you may include a Personal Statement to provide context or share other relevant details about your life not included in your essays, such as how you have overcome obstacles or hardships, or how your voice or experiences can offer a perspective that is often not highlighted in academia. Personal statements may be uploaded to your Graduate School application using the file upload feature accessible from your Applicant Checklist.

Then, when ready to create and complete your application, please follow these steps:

• to begin a new application to Miami's Graduate School following the steps shared, including activating and setting a password for your account.
• When prompted to "Start New Application" you will see “2025 Terms: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall,” then select "Graduate Degree Online" from the dropdown menu. Click “Create Application” then “Open Application.”
• When completing the application, please complete each field with your contact and background information. Helpful hints:
  1. Under Program Selection: For "What Program are you applying to?" select either "Biological Sciences (Project Dragonfly) (online)" if you wish to pursue the M.A.T. in the Biological Sciences, or "Biology (Project Dragonfly) (online)" if you wish to pursue the M.A. in Biology. You will then see the Global Field Program listed under “Project Dragonfly Program Track.” The only available start term is Summer 2025.
  2. While it is not required that you submit your Social Security Number when you complete your Graduate School application, failure to do so can cause complications when you first login to myMiami, the library, or other systems and services on the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø website.
  3. Under “Review,” please note that the system is set to alert you to missing required fields and potential problems with your application. When all required fields have been completed, click “Submit and Continue to Upload Documents.”
• You will then be taken to your Application Checklist, where you will:
  1. Upload your Project Dragonfly Essay Responses;
  2. Submit the $50 application fee (you must first attend one of Dragonfly’s Informational Webinars to have this fee waived); and
  3. Upload required materials, including your unofficial transcripts and résumé or CV. Please note that uploaded materials may not be immediately noted as “Received” on your Application Checklist; please allow up to 30 minutes for checklist items to appear.
  4. Optional: A Personal Statement may also be uploaded to provide context or share other relevant details about your life not included in your essays.

Need to return to an in-process application?

, select, and open your application to continue your application, submit remaining materials, and view your Application Checklist.

The ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Graduate School has shared that the Graduate School application will open mid-September. A list of the items you will want to prepare follows; please check back to this page after mid-September for instructions on completing the Graduate School application.

In preparation for completing your application to the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Graduate School, you will want to first gather the following required items:

• Copies of your unofficial transcripts
• Your updated résumé or CV
• Names and email addresses for at least two people from whom you would like to request recommendations. Please note: Recommenders will complete a scaled rating of your attributes/characteristics and upload a recommendation letter (or type their recommendation letter directly into the form); applicants are not able to upload their own letters of recommendation.
• Your answers to these essay questions:
  • How have you translated professional opportunities, classes, or life experiences into your work? (250 word limit)
  • How do you think this experience will benefit your personal life, professional life, and your community? (250 word limit)
• Payment details for the $50 application fee
• Optional: While not required, you may include a Personal Statement to provide context or share other relevant details about your life not included in your essays, such as how you have overcome obstacles or hardships, or how your voice or experiences can offer a perspective that is not often highlighted in academia. Personal statements may be uploaded to your Graduate School application using the file upload feature accessible from your Applicant Checklist.

Then, when ready to create and complete your application, please follow these steps:

• to begin a new application to Miami's Graduate School following the steps shared, including activating and setting a password for your account.
• When prompted to "Start New Application" you will see “2025 Terms: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall,” then select "Graduate Degree Online" from the dropdown menu. Click “Create Application” then “Open Application.”
• When completing the application, please complete each field with your contact and background information. Helpful hints:
  1. Under Program Selection: For "What Program are you applying to?" select either "Biological Sciences (Project Dragonfly) (online)" if you wish to pursue the M.A.T. in the Biological Sciences, or "Biology (Project Dragonfly) (online)" if you wish to pursue the M.A. in Biology. You will then see the Advanced Inquiry Program listed under “Project Dragonfly Program Track,” and you will also be able to indicate your target AIP site affiliation. The only available start term is Summer 2025.
  2. While it is not required that you submit your Social Security Number when you complete your Graduate School application, failure to do so can cause complications when you first login to myMiami, the library, or other systems and services on the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø website.
  3. Under “Review,” please note that the system is set to alert you to missing required fields and potential problems with your application. When all required fields have been completed, click “Submit and Continue to Upload Documents.”
• You will then be taken to your Application Checklist, where you will:
  1. Upload your Project Dragonfly Essay Responses;
  2. Submit the $50 application fee (you must first attend one of Dragonfly’s Informational Webinars to have this fee waived); and
  3. Upload required materials, including your unofficial transcripts and résumé or CV. Please note that uploaded materials may not be immediately noted as “Received” on your Application Checklist; please allow up to 30 minutes for checklist items to appear.
  4. Optional: A Personal Statement may also be uploaded to provide context or share other relevant details about your life not included in your essays.

Need to return to an in-process application?

, select, and open your application to continue your application, submit remaining materials, and view your Application Checklist.