2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities in RNA Biology
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIP IN FRANCE AND NORWAY
Application Due Date – Feb 16, 2025.
One fellowship is available to provide summer stipend to support an OSU undergraduate student who wishes to perform research in an RNA lab in France or Norway. The fellowship will consist of a stipend of $5,000 plus $1,400 for travel.
Eligibility:
1) Students must be currently enrolled full-time at The Ohio State University and must have spent at least one academic semester performing research; priority will be given to students who are carrying out research in the laboratory of a faculty member in the Center for RNA Biology.
2) Students must be planning to graduate no sooner than the end of AU of 2025
3) Student must be available for full-time research during at least 10 weeks of Summer starting no later than May.
Students selected for this international research fellowship will be expected to attend the AU 2025 Rustbelt RNA meeting and present a poster describing their summer research. They are also expected to attend Center for RNA Biology monthly seminar/collaborative lunch meetings held during the 2025-26 academic year. They will be expected to continue research in a CRB lab for the remainder of their time at OSU.
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OSU RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS
Applications Due Date - March 3, 2025
Fellowships are available to provide summer stipend support to OSU undergraduate students who are working full-time in Center for RNA Biology (CRB) faculty member labs. Applications will be accepted until March 3, 2025, and decisions will be announced by April 1, 2025. Five (5) fellowship positions will follow the eligibility criteria listed below. One additional fellowship (Daniel Schoenberg RNA undergraduate research fellowship) will be awarded based on additional criteria, as detailed on the next page.
Students who are interested in being considered both for the CRB fellowships and Schoenberg fellowship should indicate this by checking the box on the application form when it is submitted.
Fellowships will consist of a stipend of $5000 to be awarded to support the student's full-time summer work in their OSU lab.
Eligibility:
Students must be currently (as of SP25) enrolled full-time at OSU and must have spent at least one academicsemester performing research in the laboratory of a CRB faculty member. The same CRB faculty member must agree to be responsible for overseeing the student's summer research project.
Students must be planning to graduate no sooner than the end of AU 2025.
- Student must be available for full-time research during at least 10 weeks of Summer 2025 with a suggested start date of May 19, 2025. Students must be available to participate in a poster session toward the end of their summer research fellowship. Enrollment in classes or other employment at OSU while being supported by the fellowship is not permitted.
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The Daniel Schoenberg RNA undergraduate research fellowship
The Daniel Schoenberg fellowship was initially established in 2017 by a generous donation to Ohio State University from the estate of Irene Schoenberg. This fellowship is used to provide support during the summer months for one outstanding undergraduate student who plans to pursue graduate studies in RNA research.
Eligibility:
In addition to meeting all eligibility criteria for the CRB summer fellowships detailed above, candidates must meet two additional criteria:
1) Candidates must have spent at least one year performing RNA research in the laboratory of a CRB faculty member.
2) Candidates for the fellowship must be completing their third (junior) year of study.