Undergraduate Information
External Grants and Fellowships for Humanities Undergraduate Students
Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Scholarships
To be eligible, 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 being ready to embark on a significant research project.
Huntington International Fellowships
The Huntington National Bank has pledged $250,000 to The Ohio State University Campaign in the form of an endowed fund to benefit humanities students interested in international business and foreign languages. Applications for the Huntington Fellowship program are now available, in .pdf file format [PDF], on the Foreign Language Center Web site.
Purpose:
This program is intended to permit students majoring in the humanities (with interest and supporting work in international business and trade) to spend an extended time abroad to enhance their fluency in a foreign language, their knowledge of a foreign culture, and their understanding of the workings and environment of international commerce.
Eligibility: Students must:
- be sophomores or juniors at The Ohio State University at the time of the application;
- have completed a minimum of the first two years (six quarters or four semesters) of OSU foreign language study or its equivalent prior to the study-abroad experience;
- be able to demonstrate serious interest in, commitment to, and involvement in, business, commerce, or industry.
Application deadline: extended to February 16. Announcement of awards: April 15. Application forms and budget sheets are available in the Foreign Language Center and the College of Humanities. Application requirements include: a letter of application (to Huntington International Fellows, c/o Foreign Language Center, The Ohio State University) that contains a statement of purpose and describes the applicant's proposed program, transcripts of all college work, and two letters of recommendation (including at least one from a language professor). Personal interviews of finalists are required.
Program:
Coordination and administration are provided by the OSU Foreign Language Center. Working with the Center, representatives of The Huntington National Bank, the appropriate OSU foreign language department, the OSU Office of International Programs, and others, the applicants will identify programs in the target country that will provide both linguistic and academic advancement as well as work or internship experiences in the formal commercial business environment.
Award:
Awards of varying amounts, depending on total amount available in the account, may be used to cover travel, tuition, and living costs. Award amounts begin at $1,000.
Contact:
Diane Birckbichler, Director
OSU Foreign Language Center
100G Hagerty Hall
1775 College Road
Columbus, OH 43210
614-294-6959
Phi Kappa Phi 2004-05 Undergraduate Enrichment Award
The Phi Kappa Phi Awards Committee invites applications for the Undergraduate Enrichment Award.Applications are available in the Honors Office, 207 Enarson Hall.
The Ohio State chapter of Phi Kappa Phi awards a number of $750 Undergraduate Academic Enrichment Awards each year. These awards are meant to encourage and enable recipients to undertake projects or experiences designed to enrich their undergraduate programs through such pursuits as a research project, a study-abroad tour, an internship, an art project, a literary work, etc. Applicants must: 1) have junior or senior standing; 2) have at least a 3.70 grade-point average at the end of Autumn Quarter 2004; and 3) plan to enroll at The Ohio State University as an undergraduate in the academic year following the announcement of the award.
The deadline for the Undergraduate Enrichment Award is early April.
University Honors & Scholars Center
These scholarships are available to OSU students only.
The University Honors & Scholars Center has announced that it will award Summer Research Internships in the amount of $1,500 to especially promising candidates so that they will have the opportunity to enhance significantly the quality of their Senior Honors Research and Thesis Projects. Selection will be made by a University-wide committee with the charge of evaluating the student's research proposal, the student's academic performance and promise, and the faculty mentor's commitment to the project. Candidates for the award should assume that, if selected, they will spend approximately forty hours per week doing research over a ten-week period and that this research will provide the basis upon which to do more intensive research during the senior year. Applications will be available in early February at the University Honors & Scholars Center (220 West 12th Avenue, 292-3135) and in the ASC Honors Office in 207 Enarson.
Pressey Grants
The purpose of the Pressey Honors Endowment Grant Program is to assist students who are candidates for graduation with distinction. The grant money is to be used for budgeted items related to the research project, such as laboratory expenses, books, computer time, Xeroxing, and mailing costs. The maximum amount for which students may apply is $300. Students may request funding for either the current or a subsequent quarter. Awards will be made on a competitive basis. The grant may be used either the quarter it is awarded or in a subsequent quarter, but students must be enrolled during the quarter in which they receive funding. Applications are available in the ASC Honors Office and the University Honors & Scholars Center.
