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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:
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 Kuhn House
Website: http://www.honors-scholars.ohio-state.edu/documents/PresseyStudentGrantApplication0708.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: November 12, 2009 at 5 p.m.
Contact: Dr. David Williams at williams.1343@osu.edu
The Ohio State Chapter of Sigma Xi Student Research Grants (Sciences only)
Undergraduate students (with rank of sophomore or higher) for grants-in-aid of scientific research.
Award: up to $300 Deadline: November 23, 2009
Contact: Dr. Matthew Kennedy, Ohio State Chapter President
Undergraduate Research Awards from the SOLAR fund
Undergraduate students pursuing research in the fields of Epidemiology; Virology; HIV and AIDS education; and, other infections of the blood and related subjects.
Award: two $1,000 awards Deadline: December 1, 2009
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 30, 2009
International Affairs Grant
The purpose of the Office of International Affairs student grant competition is to promote the understanding of foreign countries, cultures, and peoples through academic study. Proposals for research can request funds for expenses such as travel, acquiring data, and hosting a conference or workshop. View Areas of Expertise for examples of projects that have been awarded Mershon Student Grants in the past.
Deadline: February 13, 2009
Contact: Melanie Mann, mann.281@polisci.osu.edu
Website: http://oia.osu.edu/content/view/431/475/
URO Summer Research Fellowships
Get paid to conduct 10 weeks of full-time, independent research in any discipline with an OSU faculty member.
Award: $3,500 Deadline: March 20, 2009
Click here for information and application forms
Summer Honors Research Scholarships
Research Sholarships give 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: March 20, 2009
Award: $3,500 Contact: Anne Krabacher
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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/ Deadline: April 10, 2009
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. PKP also sponsors First Year Awards and Emerging Scholars Awards.
Award: $750 Deadline: July 17, 2009
Contact: Cheria V. Dial, dial.3@osu.edu, 205A Kuhns House
Website: http://pkp.osu.edu/
ARTS AND SCIENCES:
Arts and Sciences: Undergraduate Research Scholarship
Students must have attained junior 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 13, 2009 and November 13, 2009
Contact: Merijn van der Heijden, ASC Honors Director, vanderheijden.1@osu.edu, A&S Office, 207 Enarson Hall
Application can be found at: http://aschonors.osu.edu/files/aschonors/SP2009_APPLICATION.pdf
Arts and Sciences: International Travel Grants
To encourage the international travel of students in connection with study, research, internships, and service that has been approved by their departments.
Award: $500 in matching funds
Contact:
Ann Rottersman, Director of Student and Alumni Programs, rottersman.1@osu.edu
Website: http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/students/undergrad_stud_int_trav_grant.cfm
Arts
International Matching Travel Grants
Awards are restricted to international travel for invited research presentations, performances or exhibitions at significant professional meetings or events, or for travel to and from study-abroad or residency programs.
Website: http://arts.osu.edu/5resources/g_undergrad_grants/g_undergraduate_grants.html
Biological Sciences
Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund
Funds purchase 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 Fall Deadline: October 30, 2009
Website: http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/undergrad/deans-ug-research-fund.php
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: February 11, 2009 and March 17, 2009 respectively
Website: http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/stonelab/courses/aid/
The Mayers Scholarships
Summer Research Scholarships give 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: $3,500 Deadline: March 20, 2009
Contact: Caroline Breitenberger
Click here for information and application forms
Byrd Polar Research Center
G. McKenzie Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
For undergraduates working with Byrd Polar Research Center scientists.
Deadline: November 30, 2009 Contact: http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/scholarships.php
Humanities
Student Travel & Research (Jewish Studies)
Support is available for travel or research that is clearly related to a major project in Jewish Studies that forms part of the student's academic program.
Deadline: year-round
Award: up to $500 Contact: Jared Boyd, boyd.150@osu.edu
Website: http://meltoncenter.osu.edu/academics/scholarships/scholars.cfm
Conference Travel (Jewish Studies)
Support is available for travel to an academic conference in which the student delivers a paper on a topic related to Jewish Studies (smaller amounts available for travel to a Jewish Studies conference in which a student does not read a paper).
Deadline: year-round
Award: up to $500 Contact: Jared Boyd, boyd.150@osu.edu
Website: http://meltoncenter.osu.edu/academics/scholarships/scholars.cfm
Huntington International Fellowships (foreign languages/business)
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/resources/scholarships/huntington.cfm
Deadline: February 16, 2009
Sydney N. Fisher Award (history)
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: April 3, 2009 Contact: http://history.osu.edu/students/undergrad/scholarships.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 15, 2009 and November 16, 2009
Contact: Dr. Deborah Haddad, Assistant Dean, haddad.2@osu.edu, 1010 Derby Hall
Website and application: http://sbs.osu.edu/sbs/undergraduate_research.php
Madison Scott Fund Grants (Political Science)
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
Alkire Research Scholarship and Billingslea Research Scholarship (Psychology)
Awarded to an outstanding junior or senior student majoring in psychology to conduct research in psychology or the mental health field.
Deadline: April 13, 2009
Award: $3,000 each Website: http://www2.psy.ohio-state.edu/undergraduate/html/u_research2.htm
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
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
Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
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 5, 2010
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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