Research positions are available at OSU for undergraduate students who are interested in research in the Department of Animal Sciences. Applicants must commit to full-time research over a 10-week period during summer 2025 and participate in the CFAES Undergraduate Research Forum spring semester 2026. Successful applicants receive a $4000 stipend. The award is distributed in two parts: $3500 is disbursed into the accepted students OSU account at the beginning of the summer of research and the remaining $500 is disbursed upon participation in the CFAES undergraduate research forum. Research positions are located on the OSU Columbus campus and on the Wooster, Ohio Campus.
Positions include:
- Mastitis & Mammary Physiology
- Ruminant Nutrition & Microbiology
- Cattle Reproduction
- Developmental Nutrition & Immunology
- Molecular & Cellular Biology
- Maternal Stress & Offspring Performance
- Animal Genetics & Molecular Biology
- Animal Welfare & Behavior
- Molecular Virology
- Immunology & Vaccinology
Visit https://ansci.osu.edu/undergraduate/honors-and-research/ug-research to learn more and to access the application components. You can find participating labs if you scroll down to Application Components section under Additional details and position descriptions, and the application form is also linked under this section. Application deadline is February 28, 2025 at 5:00PM and the directions for submitting your application can be found at the bottom of the application form. If you have questions about applying for the summer research program many answers can be found at the above link, but please do not hesitate to contact jacobi.1@osu.edu with further questions.