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OSU Summer Research Fellowship

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Application Deadline: February 17th, 2017Image result for ohio state university

The OSU Summer Research Fellowship provides funding for students working full time on an honors thesis during the summer of 2017. The purpose of this award is to provide highly motivated students in any field of study with the opportunity to carry out an independent research project with a OSU faculty member. $3,000 will be disbursed at the start of the Summer Semester, and $500 will be awarded upon submission of a progress report at the end of the summer term. 13 URO Fellowships will be awarded plus additional awards earmarked for Psychology or Economics students working with a respective faculty member.

Applications require a completed application packet, personal statement, research proposal, and two recommendations,
including one from your project advisor. Fellowship recipients are required to present their findings (or progress so far) at the 2017 Fall Undergraduate Research Day and are encouraged to apply to present at the 2018 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum.

More details for due dates, award summaries, and specific fellowships can be found at their website.

Hertz Graduate Fellowship Program

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2016 Hertz Fellows announcement

Applications Due: October 28, 2016

Interested in pursuing graduate studies in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering?

The Hertz Foundation invites you to apply for the Hertz Graduate Fellowship program. The Graduate Fellowship Award is a merit based award that consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend. The cost-of-education allowance can be used at any participating school. Fellows make a “moral commitment to make their skills available to the United States in times of national emergency.” More information can be found here.Image result for the hertz foundation

Along with the application, references are due by October 31, 2016. Applicants are encouraged to review the eligibility and commitment requirements before beginning the online application.

Fellowship: ENABLE STEM

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 Are you wondering what to do after college? Looking for a way to impact your community or teach high school students?

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ENABLE STEM is funded by the National Science Foundation through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. ENABLE STEM is a one-year Master of Education (MEd) degree program that seeks to support and prepare high quality STEM teacher leaders for high needs classrooms in grades 7-12. This is a great opportunity for senior chemistry students who aspire to be high school teachers.
The fellowship includes:
  • $10,000 stipend provided first year in the MEd program, Plus full-tuition support
  • Additional $10,000 salary supplement paid each year for 4 years teaching in high needs school
For more information, see OSU ENABLE Flyer
Deadline: Nov. 15 2016

SURI: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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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.

Undergraduate STEM FLAS Fellowships

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Undergraduate students in their junior or senior year also part of the Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) program who have completed two years of East Asian language study are welcome to apply for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship.

This fellowship is aimed at students who are interested in studying an East Asian language in conjunction with their chemistry or biochemistry major.

The specifics for fellowships are detailed in the application here.

There will also be information sessions throughout November, December, and January to give students a better idea about the application process and what the fellowship will entail.

The website details meeting dates and locations, where to direct questions, and more general information here.

 

 

Graduate Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University

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The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY is recruiting highly qualified students for graduate fellowship positions for the 2015-2016 academic year.  They offer a competitive stipend (currently $24,513 per year) with a full tuition waiver.  No teaching or administrative duties are required, allowing students to focus fully on graduate coursework and laboratory research.  Most Ph.D. graduates are accepted for postdoctoral positions into top laboratories in both major research centers and in the biotechnology industry.

Students have the opportunity to research in multiple fields, including biochemistry, structural biology, molecular genetics, genomics, cell biology, cancer biology, and visual science.  Those interested in these areas of research and in using model organisms such as E. coli, yeast, flies, mice, frogs, and cultured human cells for understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer, neurodegeneration, diabetes, visual disorders, and aging are encouraged to apply.  More information about both the Biochemistry Program and the Biomedical Sciences Program (BMS) are available on the SUNY website.