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APPROACHING DEADLINES ARE LISTED IN RED BELOW!
Funding sources below are recurring. Past deadlines, listed in black, will be updated, but remain on the website so that students are aware of sources that will become available again.ALL MAJORS:
URO Summer Research Fellowships
Get paid to conduct 10 weeks of full-time, independent research in any discipline with an OSU faculty member.
Award: $3500 Deadline: April 7, 2008
Click here for information and application forms.
Sidney Pressey Small Grants
Designed to assist students who are candidates for graduation with distinction and who have specific research needs not covered by any other assistance.
Award: $300 Deadline: none
Contact: Anne Krabacher, Associate Director, krabacher.4@osu.edu, 205B Kuhns House
Website: http://www.honors-scholars.ohio-state.edu/documents/PresseyStudentGrantApplication0708.doc
Phi Kappa Phi Undergraduate Enrichment Award
An award for students who: 1) have at least junior standing at the time of application; 2) have at least a 3.70 grade-point average at the end of Autumn Quarter; and 3) plan to enroll at The Ohio State University in the academic year following the announcement of the award. It is not necessary to be a member of Phi Kappa Phi to receive this award.
Award: $750 Deadline: July 15, 2008 Contact: Cheria V. Dial, dial.3@osu.edu, 205A Kuhns House
Website: http://pkp.osu.edu/
Summer Honors Research Internship
Research Internship gives especially promising honors sophomores and juniors the opportunity to enhance the quality of their senior Honors Research Projects. Selected students spend approximately 40 hours/week doing research over a ten-week period. Must be enrolled for at least 1 credit hour; ~10 internships awarded per summer. Deadline: April 4th, 2008
Award: ~$2,500 Contact: Anne Krabacher, Associate Director, krabacher.4@osu.edu, 205B Kuhns House
Website: http://www.honors-scholars.ohio-state.edu/documents/2008SummerResearchApplication.doc
OSU Newark Student Research Grants
Funds are available for students of all undergraduate majors and can be utilized for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to; research, creative work, and professional development.
Award: up to $1000 Deadline: October 30, 2008
Contact: Dr. David Williams at williams.1343@osu.edu
Undergraduate students (with rank of sophomore or higher) for grants-in-aid of scientific research.
Award: up to $300 Deadline: November 24, 2008
Contact: Dr. Matthew Kennedy, Ohio State Chapter President
Research on Research: Student-Faculty ePartnerships at OSU
In this program, full-time, undergraduate students will be supported by TELR to collaborate with a faculty member or members during summer quarter 2008 to develop a multimedia research portfolio documenting research.
Website: http://digitalunion.osu.edu/r2/about.htm Deadline: April 7, 2008
Undergraduate Student Government Enrichment Grants
Funds are available for students of all undergraduate majors and can be utilized for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to, research, creative work, and professional development. Some examples of fundable expenses are travel, media and technology support, and materials and supplies.
Award: up to $500 Deadline: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Mershon Center for International Security Studies
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies seeks applications from OSU undergraduates for grants to support travel, research, or enrollment in courses at universities in other countries.
Deadline: January 7, 2008
Contact: Viki Jones, jones.1959@osu.edu
Website: http://mershoncenter.osu.edu/grants/grants/student.htm
ARTS AND SCIENCES:
Arts and Sciences: Undergraduate Research Scholarship
Students must have attained senior standing and meet one of the following criteria: be a potential candidate for graduation with distinction; or present other evidence of work on a significant research project.
Award: $500 to approximately $8,000(applied toward university fees)
Bi-Annual Deadline: April 14, 2008 and November 12, 2008
Contact: Merijn van der Heijden, ASC Honors Director, vanderheijden.1@osu.edu, A&S Office, 207 Enarson Hall
Website: http://aschonors.osu.edu/scholarship_undergraduate.cfm
Social and Behavioral Sciences:
Social and Behavioral Sciences: Undergraduate Research Awards
Offered to full-time students majoring in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences with a faculty project adviser.
Award: $200-$1,000
Bi-Annual Deadline: April 16, 2008 and November 14, 2008
Contact: Dr. Deborah Haddad, Assistant Dean, haddad.2@osu.edu, 1010 Derby Hall
Website and application: http://sbs.osu.edu/sbs/undergraduate_research.php
Social and Behavioral Sciences:
Eleanor Ruffing McMahon Conference Travel Awards For Women
Eligible to undergraduate women in the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences who are candidates for graduation with distinction and who will be delivering the results of their honors research at a conference.
Award: $500 Website: http://aschonors.osu.edu/scholarship_undergraduate.cfm
Biological Sciences:
Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund
Funds purchace of research materials (chemicals, glassware), services, and other expenses directly related to the conduct of the proposed research. No salary, stipends, or shared equipment are allowed.
Award: up to $300 Deadline: End of the second week of each quarter
Website: http://http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/stonelab/courses/aid/
Biological Sciences:
The Mayers Internship
Summer Research Internship gives especially promising students majoring in the biological sciences the opportunity to enhance significantly the quality of their senior thesis Research Projects. Students selected spend approximately 40 hours/week doing research over a ten-week period. Must be enrolled for at least 1 credit hour; ~10 internships awarded per summer.
Award: ~$2,600 Deadline: April 4th, 2008
Contact: Anne Krabacher, Associate Director, krabacher.4@osu.edu, 205B Kuhns House
Website: http://www.honors-scholars.ohio-state.edu/documents/2008MayersSummerResearchApplication.doc
Biological Sciences:
Stone Laboratory Scholarships and REU
Fund summer classes and student research at the Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island in biological sciences related to limnology, herpetology, fisheries as well as other related disciplines.
REU scholarships cover tuition for eight credit hours in one summer term, room and board, and the associated lab fee.
Scholarship Awards $100 up to $1300 REU and Scholarships Deadline: March 11, 2008
Website: http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/stonelab/courses/aid/
Byrd Polar Research Center
McKenzie Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
For undergraduates working with Byrd Polar Research Center scientists.
Deadline: January 1, 2008 Contact: http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/scholarships.php
History:
Sydney N. Fisher Award
The undergraduate Sydney N. Fisher Award for best paper must be research papers, involving the use of research in primary sources (translated sources are acceptable).
Deadline: March 3, 2008 Contact: http://history.osu.edu/students/undergrad/scholarships.cfm
Humanities:
Huntington International Fellowships
The program is intended to permit humanities students with interest and supporting work in international business and trade to spend an extended time abroad to enhance their fluency in the foreign language, their knowledge of the foreign culture, and their understanding of the workings and environment of international commerce.
Award: $1000 and up Contact: Dr. Diane Birckbichler, birckbichler.1@osu.edu
Website: http://flc.osu.edu/FLC_Pages/scholarships/scholar/
Deadline: February 15, 2008
Melton Center for Jewish Studies:
Student Research
Support is available for research that is clearly related to a major project in Jewish Studies that forms part of the student's academic program;
Award: up to $200 Contact: Tamar Rudavsky, rudavsky.1@osu.edu
Website: http://meltoncenter.osu.edu/scholarships/ugfunding.cfm
Melton Center for Jewish Studies:
Conference Travel
Support is available for travel to an academic conference in which the student delivers a paper on a topic related to Jewish Studies
Award: up to $300 Contact: Tamar Rudavsky, rudavsky.1@osu.edu
Website: http://meltoncenter.osu.edu/scholarships/ugfunding.cfm
Political Science:
Madison Scott Fund Grants
Scott grants are open to African-American and Hispanic undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Political Science.
Award: $1,500 Deadline: Late Spring
Contact: Sandy Wood, wood.16@osu.edu, Dept. of Political Science 2140 Derby Hall
Psychology:
Alkire Research Scholarship and Billingslea Research Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding junior or senior student majoring in psychology to conduct research in psychology or the mental health field.
Deadline: April 21, 2008
Award: $3,000 each Website: http://www2.psy.ohio-state.edu/undergraduate/html/u_research2.htm
OTHER COLLEGES
Business:
Research Scholarships
Students may apply for special scholarships in support of a Degree With Distinction (senior thesis) project. Interested students should contact Dr. Melinda McDonald, mcdonald_18@cob.osu.edu, Associate Director for Honors. Students interested in exploring opportunities for funding to support research projects other than Distinction should contact Jay Yutzey, yutzey_2@cob.osu.edu, Undergraduate Programs Director.
Website: http://fisher.osu.edu/programs/undergraduate/Undergraduate-Research/Resources
Dentistry:
Dr. Rudy Melfi Research Fellowship in Dentristy
Student must be available full-time during the summer. Five Successful candidates (“Fellows”) will be assigned to a research mentor for their summer fellowship.
Award: First-year: $1,500. Second-year: $2,000.
Deadline: March 15 of the year of intended participation
Contact: Dr. William Johnston, Director of Student Research, johnston.4@osu.edu
Website: http://dent.osu.edu/research/undergraduate_student_research.php
FAES:
Wilhelm and Eleanor Beckert Scholarship and Gladys Wittmeyer Knox-Gene Wittmeyer Scholarship
There are two scholarships to support faculty directed student research projects in the Dept. of Horticulture and Crop Science. For more information contact, Tom Shockey, Student Services Coordinator at Shockey.2@osu.edu. Deadline: November 30, 2007
Pharmacy:
Undergraduate Research Scholarship
Priority will be given to students enrolled in the College of Pharmacy who plan to be a candidate for graduation with distinction or plan to complete an equivalent research project, and have reached senior standing or the equivalent at the time of the award. Students enrolled in other Colleges where undergraduate research scholarships are available will not be considered.
Award: $1,000-$2,000
Deadline: March 1, 2008
Contact: Dr. Karl Werbovetz, werbovetz@dendrite.pharmacy.ohio-state.edu
Website: http://www.pharmacy.ohio-state.edu/services/research/undergrad/summer.cfm
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