Equity Resources

Resources for students

Scholarship opportunities

Thanks to support from alumni and friends, the College helps make science education more affordable. Submit just one application to be considered for over 250 scholarships. Each award has its own criteria, and the list below shows examples, not the full set available.

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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE Science)

The College’s flagship summer research scholarship, SURE Science awards undergraduate scholarships for intensive summer research in STEM fields. SURE science awards are made possible by generous donations from College of Science alumni, faculty and supporters.

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Launching Undergraduate Research Experiences (LURE Science)

The LURE Science scholarship allows students to get paid while they gain invaluable research experiences alongside their studies. College of Science students who have not yet participated in research are invited to develop a project with a faculty mentor to deepen their learning.

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Equity Promise Emergency Grant

The Equity Promise Emergency Grant is awarded to undergraduate students who may have experienced sudden, extreme circumstances or life events that may hold up their progress to continue or complete their degree at OSU. Students may be nominated or request aid themselves.

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Educational Opportunities Program (EOP)

The Educational Opportunities Program hosts a suite of programs that support students on all steps of their academic pathway. Programs offer guidance on transitioning to higher education, academic counseling, tutoring and specialized classes in a community-focused and supportive environment. One program of particular interest to science students is Reaching Our Opportunites Through STEM (ROOTS).

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OSU STEM Leaders

The OSU STEM Leaders initiative is designed to increase the diversity and success of undergraduates in STEM through an orientation course, cohort-based workshops, peer mentoring with upper division STEM students, and faculty-mentored undergraduate research experiences.

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Health and Access Resources

Oregon State University provides mental health counseling, survivor support, accommodations for disability, advocacy, outreach and education to all OSU community members.

Center for Advocacy, Prevention and Education (CAPE)

The Center for Advocacy, Prevention and Education serves as a first point of contact for survivors and their allies. We provide information about survivors’ choices and their rights, referrals to other services, and support for their right to regain control over their lives.

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Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

The staff at CAPS are committed professionals with particular expertise in the concerns of college students. CAPS is strongly committed to affirming inclusive excellence in a broad sense, to treating all with dignity and respect.

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Disability Access Services (DAS)

Disability Access Services provides accommodations, education, consultation and advocacy for qualified students with disabilities at Oregon State University. DAS works with students at OSU, OSU-Cascades, across Oregon and around the world through the OSU E-campus program.

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Resources for College employees

Inclusive Excellence at Oregon State University (IE@OSU) supports groups of 20 faculty annually from OSU and nearby community colleges, including Lane and Linn-Benton, have formed a professional learning community to develop and apply new culturally responsive strategies in the courses they teach. The selected faculty participated in an initial 40-hour summer academy on inclusive STEM pedagogies and individual course redesign

ADVANCE– Funded by NSF, ADVANCE is aimed at increasing the participation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, thereby developing a more diverse science and engineering workforce.

Difference, Power, Discrimination Program – This program works with faculty across all fields and disciplines at Oregon State University to develop inclusive curricula that address institutionalized systems of power, privilege, and inequity in the United States.

Enhancing STEM Education at OSU – This NSF-funded project is focusing on increasing the use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) to enhance the effectiveness of STEM classes.

Accommodations for Disabilities. Oregon State University strives to be a fully inclusive education community and recognizes that what non-disabled individuals view as conveniences may present serious barriers for disabled individuals. In order to provide accommodations, the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA) works with employees, their supervisors, and potentially other appropriate administrative units to determine what kind of accommodation can be made. EOA will also assist departments in securing resources for accommodations.