Deadlines for both programs are this Friday, March 16! LacCore/CSDCO, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), provides a wide range of training and support for early career researchers from the U.S. and abroad. We announce two important opportunities for 2018: *Drilling and Coring Summer Institute* The Drilling and Coring Summer Institute (DCSI) is a nine-day comprehensive training course for grad students, postdocs, and early-career researchers. This highly-rated, low-cost course will be offered twice in summer 2018. Learn more about the Drilling and Coring Summer Institute at http://z.umn.edu/dcsi *Visiting Grad Student Program* The Visiting Grad Student Program (VGSP), a $1,000 competitive travel grant for graduate students to visit LacCore/CSDCO with their cores and receive support and training from facilities staff. Learn more about the Visiting Grad Student Program at http://z.umn.edu/vgsp *The application deadline for both programs is Friday, March 16, 2018.* Please contact Amy Myrbo at [log in to unmask] with questions about either program. -- Note new office and mailing address: Amy Myrbo, Ph.D. (she, her, hers) Research Associate | LacCore | LacCore.org Director of Outreach, Diversity, and Education | CSDCO.org Department of Earth Sciences | esci.umn.edu 116 Church St SE, 175-01 Tate Hall, Minneapolis MN 55455 University of Minnesota | UMN.edu Flyover Country | fc.umn.edu [log in to unmask] | 612-624-3329 orcid.org/0000-0003-1686-7672 www.caringbridge.org/visit/amyrbo Life and work funded by the National Science Foundation