Scholarship: Students of Polish Decent

The Kościuszko Foundation is offering a scholarship worth $5,000 to undergraduate students of Polish decent.

To qualify, applicants must:

  • Be an undergraduate of Polish decent who is a US citizen/permanent resident
  • Have outstanding promise in the natural sciences
  • Have at least a 3.5 GPA

The deadline to apply is March 1, 2016.

To apply, click here. 

 

 

 

SURI: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is offering summer fellowships with Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS).

Candidates will join in on projects that deal with new methods to characterize and quantitate biochemical markers that are relevant in environmental exposures and chronic diseases.

This fellowship, falling between May 25-August 5, provides a $2,700/month stipend for full-time undergraduates and $3,400/month for full-time graduate students.

Applicants should be undergraduate or graduate students in applied sciences. Biology and chemistry majors are preferred.

The deadline to apply is January 15, 2016.

To apply, click here.

 

Summer research is a great way to broaden your undergraduate experience. In addition to the opportunity highlighted above, summer research programs are available at institutions across the country and abroad.

Want to jump start your search for the right program? Check out this listing  of programs that have recently reached out to CBC students.

SURI: West Virginia University Centers for Neuroscience

West Virginia University will be offering upwards of 15 internships this coming summer. They will be research intensive training and eligible to undergraduates who have completed their second or third year.

The internships are nine weeks long, with training in one of the following areas:

  1. Sensory, cognitive, and behavioral neuroscience
  2. Neural injury, including stroke
  3. Neurodegeneration
  4. Neuropsychiatric diseases

Participants will receive $4,000 and on-campus housing. To be considered, applicants must have a 3.0 GPA or better, be enrolled in a U.S. college or university, have a background in biology, neuroscience, physics, chemistry, engineering, or psychology, and complete the online application, resume, two letters of recommendation, and send in their official transcript.

Deadline for application is February 5,2016 and can be found by clicking here.

Summer research is a great way to broaden your undergraduate experience. In addition to the opportunity highlighted above, summer research programs are available at institutions across the country and abroad.

Want to jump start your search for the right program? Check out this listing  of programs that have recently reached out to CBC students

SURI: Virginia Tech’s Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute (MII)

This summer, Virginia Tech is offering a summer undergraduate research program in “Engineering Polymers for Performance in Emerging FEWS Technology”.

Undergraduates (juniors and seniors preferred) in a science or engineering field can apply and those selected will participate in research as well as earn $7,000 during the 11 week program. This covers living expenses and includes a stipend.

The program will take place from May 24- August 6.

Applications are available here and application review begins on February 1, 2016.  

 

Summer research is a great way to broaden your undergraduate experience. In addition to the opportunity highlighted above, summer research programs are available at institutions across the country and abroad.

Want to jump start your search for the right program? Check out this listing  of programs that have recently reached out to CBC students.

Undergraduate Research Scholarship & International Research Grant

Students who have a major in the College of Arts and Sciences are eligible to apply for the Undergraduate Research Scholarship (URS) and the International Research Grant.

Scholarship amounts range from $500-$12,000 and the funds are put directly towards tuition and fees for the recipients.

The deadline for application is February 8, 2016 and selections are made by mid-April.

While applicants do not have to be members of the Arts and Sciences Honors Program, preference is given to students who are eligible to graduate with research distinction or with honors research distinction.

The application can be found by clicking here.

 

Full-time Chemist Opportunity at Oakwood Labs

Oakwood Labs is currently seeking OSU students for a full-time chemistry opportunity.

This position will include responsibilities for analytical development of pharmaceutical products for Oakland and its partners. Hands-on laboratory work will be used to aid in the development of inject able pharmaceutical products.

Basic training will be obtained through guidance of experienced professionals.

Some of the obligations are listed here:

1. Conducts analytical testing to support the development and validation of analytical methods for drug products, intermediates and excipients.

2. Maintains complete records of testing data and results.

3. Assists with the operations of the Research and Development Lab.

4. Maintains professional and technical knowledge.

5. Contributes to the effective operation of the department and the overall success of the Company.
Applicants should have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry or a closely related science field with chemistry and mathematics as completed coursework.

To apply, submit a resume to posting ID#25294139 on the Ohio State FutureLink system, available here.

For more information about Oakwood Labs, click here.

2015 Geography Bowl

The Geography Bowl Competition, part of Geography Awareness Week 2015, will test students’ knowledge of geography trivia and give students the chance to win scholarship money. Teams of 3-5 are allowed to compete, as long as no more than 3 students in a team are geography, GIS, or atmospheric sciences majors.

Through multiple rounds of competition, four teams will advance to the championship rounds and compete for $1,750 in scholarship prizes.

This event will take place on Thursday, November 19  from 5-8:30 p.m. and Friday, November 20 from 5-6:30 p.m in Derby Hall 1080.

Food will also be provided.

The registration deadline is Friday, November 13.

Click here to register a team.

Questions can be directed to Brooke Raake, an Academic Advisor in Geography at raake.5@osu.edu.

 

SURI: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is looking for students to participate in summer research pertaining to one of five areas: biological sciences, quantitative science/basic bio-medicine, kidney-related, chemistry, and cancer-related.

Participants will pursue their own research projects under the eye of a member of the graduate school faculty. Various lectures, seminars, and/or journals will also supplement the research experience.

A stipend of $4,000 will be available to participants. Applicants must be enrolled in a science degree program and have completed their sophomore year.

The application deadline is February 9, 2016.

For more information and the application materials, click here.

Summer research is a great way to broaden your undergraduate experience. In addition to the opportunity highlighted above, summer research programs are available at institutions across the country and abroad.

Want to jump start your search for the right program? Check out this listing  of programs that have recently reached out to CBC students.

OSU Graduate and Professional School Fair

The sixth annual OSU Graduate and Professional School Fair will be held on Thursday, November 5 from 4:30 – 6:00 PM in the Ohio Union Great Hall Meeting Rooms 1 & 2.

Admission representatives from more than twenty OSU programs, pre-law and pre-health advisors, and arts and sciences career counselors will be available to answer questions.  This is a great opportunity for students who are new to OSU to begin to think about coursework, extracurricular activities, and co-curricular opportunities that will help them to prepare for graduate or professional school admissions.  It is also a good opportunity for students who are approaching graduation to learn what they need to do in order to apply to an OSU program.

This Fair is an option for Student Success Series credit.

Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.

SURI: Goddard Center for Astrobiology (NASA)

The Goddard Center for Astrobiology, which is one of the 12 teams comprising NASA’s Astrobiology Institute, is looking for students to participate in undergraduate research. The research takes place at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

During the summer, the research associates will participate in specific research projects. Weekly, they will participate in tutorial lectures by leading Goddard Center scientists or in visits to participating laboratories. This will allow associates to experience the breadth and depth of the field. At the end of the ten-week period, associates will present their research findings at a forum which will be projected over  the internet to the NASA Astrobiology Institute.

Some available research ares include:

  • Chemical composition of comets and meteorites
  • Processes that affect the origin and evolution of organics and water in the planetary systems
  • Chemistry of the material in natal interstellar cloud cores and proto-planetary disks
  • Analysis of small bodies and planets using advanced instruments

The application deadline is January 29, 2016.

To view more information and to access the application, click here.

Summer research is a great way to broaden your undergraduate experience. In addition to the opportunity highlighted above, summer research programs are available at institutions across the country and abroad.

Want to jump start your search for the right program? Check out this listing  of programs that have recently reached out to CBC students.