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OSU Undergraduate Research Funding and Opportunities


Grants or Paid Positions at OSU

  • OSU Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grants for Undergraduate Research (HHMI) - Each summer HHMI awards more than 40 OSU students funding for their own research including a stipend.  Research projects can be anything in the life sciences at OSU from field ecology to molecular biology in a laboratory setting. Contact Dr. Kevin Ahern for more information. 
  • Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) Grants are available each term to all OSU students to support reseach projects.
  • OSU A.L. Strand Memorial Scholarship in Entomology supports students of any major who are conducting research where insects/entomology plays a significant role. Contact the College of Agricultural Sciences for application information.
  • OSU Ralph E. Berry Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Undergraduate Research Scholarship supports juniors and seniors conducting research in the area of IPM. Contact Melodie Putnam putnamm@science.oregonstate.edu or the Botany and Plant Pathology Department for details. 
  • Ernest and Pauline Jawarski Summer Undergraduate Research Expereinces for Underserved Undergraduates Studying Plant Science
  • Ecosystem Informatics Summer Institute
  • Hatfield Marine Science Center Research Opportunities and Research Fellowships
  • Honors College Research Support 
  • LIFE Scholars Summer Research Program
  • Native Americans in Science, Engineering and Natural Resources
  • Oregon Sea Grant Undergraduate Fellowships
  • Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
  • Subsurface Biosphere Initiative Undergraduate Research
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    Other Support or Opportunities

  • OSU Student Employment
  • Federal College Work-Study Program
  • Corvallis Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Management Studies Fellowship Program (EMSFP) - OSU contact Wanda Crennell crannelw@hort.oregonstate.edu
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Greater Research Opportunities Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental Study - 2 years of funding for undergraduate projects
  • EPA National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Fellowships
  • Oregon Space Grant Fellowships and Grants
  • OSU Research Office
  • Regional and National Opportunities

  • International Opportunities

  • IE3 Global Internships - OSU international internship opportunities
  • International Research Funding - International Degree students and students conducting international research may be eligible for OSU funding.
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