Undergraduate students are encouraged to explore research projects and creative activity, and Arts and Sciences offers funding to help address related costs. Many funds below are for majors in specific areas. This list will help you determine what area your major is a part of.
Students are encouraged to contact their major department(s) and the Undergraduate Research Office for information on other sources of funding.
All Arts and Sciences Majors
Scholarships for research within the College of Arts and Sciences. Limited to undergraduate students. These scholarships are administered by the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. However, students do not have to be in the Honors Program in order to apply for funding.
Scholarships for international research within the College of Arts and Sciences. Limited to undergraduate students. These grants are administered by the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. However, students do not have to be in the Honors Program in order to apply for funding.
Arts Majors
For students who are pursuing a degree in the arts, and completing an arts-based creative or research project by autumn semester of the last year of their major program.
For additional information, please contact Ed Quinn (quinn.142@osu.edu).
The John Fergus Family Scholarship is a juried art competition open to studio-based visual art and design students at The Ohio State University. Students submit their work for review by a jury of faculty from the departments of Art; Arts Administration, Education and Policy; Design; and History of Art. Scholarship winners receive a $1,000 scholarship applied to their student account and exhibit at the annual Fergus Scholarship Award Exhibition, a group exhibition at Ohio State's Urban Arts Space featuring work selected from the scholarship recipients' application.
Important Dates
- Aug. 21: Applications Open
- Nov. 4: Applications Due
- Nov. 12: Supplemental Materials Due via buckeyebox link
- Late November through early December: Scholarship Notification via Ohio State email
- Dec. 9–20: Artwork Drop Off at Hopkins Hall Gallery
- Jan. 7–24: Exhibition at Hopkins Hall Gallery
Arts & Humanities Majors
The Undergraduate Research Small Grants Program is designed to enhance opportunities for undergraduate students in the arts and humanities to conduct research and complete creative activities. Financial support of up to $500 is awarded on a competitive basis. Grants will be given as cash awards to each student’s tuition account.
For additional information, please contact Ed Quinn (quinn.142@osu.edu)
Feeling overwhelmed with the search process or have questions about undergraduate research? Help is available!
Besides chatting with your departmental advisor and consulting your major’s website, individual consultation appointments are also available. Schedule an appointment by emailing sallade.3@osu.edu (general questions, Honors Research Distinction) or quinn.142@osu.edu (general questions, arts majors, Research Distinction) for an individual consultation.