In addition to opportunities that exist for all outstanding undergraduates at Oregon State University, University Honors College students are eligible and encouraged to participate in the following programs.
Excellence Fund
“Grandma Honors” Professional Travel Award
DeLoach Work Scholarship
Opportunity PLUS
REU in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
OSU HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Originally established by an anonymous donor and supported by generous contributors, the Excellence Fund provides stipends to partially reimburse students for thesis-related expenses, excluding production of the final document and expenses associated with committee meetings. Reimbursement stipends are available each term on a limited basis. Stipends in the amount of $250 to support research related expenses are available each term.
Criteria:Requires endorsement by major professor certifying that funds are requested for actual thesis research expenses. Funds may be allocated from a variety of accounts supporting thesis research. Students may only apply during terms in which they are registered for classes.
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Supported by an endowment established by Mrs. Anita Summers, known to many Honors students as “Grandma Honors,” this Professional Travel stipend is intended to provide partial support for travel related expenses to Honors students presenting their research at a professional meeting in their field. This fund is available to currently enrolled UHC students who will not yet have graduated at the time the stipend is received. Scholarships are awarded on an individual basis and on a first come, first serve basis. Funds (up to $250) are provided to the first 10 petitioners annually.
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The DeLoach Work Scholarship program enables OSU faculty members to support undergraduates working at a task that materially enhances their academic training and that supports the instructional, curricular, or outreach missions of the university. Work Scholarships are awarded on a per-term basis. Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Barton DeLoach endowed the DeLoach Work Scholarship Fund with generous gifts and bequests between 1977 and 1988. Dr. DeLoach was an Oregon State faculty member from 1935 to 1949.
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Honors engineering majors may qualify to become OpportunityPLUS Scholars, gaining early admission to an OSU Engineering graduate program, selection for participation in an Engineering research laboratory, and OpportunityPLUS scholarship support for the final year of undergraduate study. Honors OpportunityPLUS Scholars may enroll in graduate-level courses prior to completion of the undergraduate degree. This develops expertise in the identification, articulation, and investigation of original research projects, including oral and written communication skills. OpportunityPLUS graduates also develop credentials that make them attractive candidates for placement in industry or participation in funded research opportunities leading to a Master’s or PhD. OpportunityPLUS Scholars participate in leadership experiences that include teaching and/or research assistantships that hone their abilities to synthesize and communicate in both disciplinary and multi-disciplinary settings. OpportunityPLUS Scholars are positioned to become OpportunityPLUS Fellows and complete a Master’s degree within 12 months of graduate study and a PhD within three years.
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The COAS-UHC REU program matches UHC students with faculty mentors in COAS. Students can be assured of (1) employment, (2) research experience, presentation and writing skills, and (3) a topic and faculty advising for a thesis. Faculty will get a committed, talented junior member of the research group, who will contribute increasingly with time, and a growing pool of applicants to graduate programs nation-wide. Initial selection of projects, faculty and students should occur between Sophomore and Junior years, so that REU students are engaged in research through the Junior year.
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Oregon State University provides summer undergraduate research opportunities in the biological sciences to students who have completed their freshman, sophomore, or junior years of college.With primary support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), these fellowships give undergraduates unique research opportunities with OSU researchers.
No previous research experience is required of students in the program, but each applicant must be sponsored by an Oregon State University faculty member in the biological sciences.Students who wish to participate and have not yet identified a sponsoring faculty member are encouraged to contact Kevin Ahern at 541-737-2305 or ahernk@onid.orst.edu. Fellowships pay $3800 for 11 weeks of full time research in a sponsoring laboratory, followed by student participation in an end-of-the-summer symposium.
Current application forms and information, as well as program pages from past symposia are available at the HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Program web site.
