The Center for Ethnic Studies has announced its next round of funding for students affiliated with the center and its programs. Applications are currently live for the Summer-Fall Student Travel and Research Grants as well as the Interdisciplinary Programs Scholarships. Please scroll below for the descriptions of both of these awards, as well as eligibility requirements. Grant and scholarship recipients will be announced in April 2025.

The deadline for this application is Friday, March 21, 11:59 p.m. ET.

Student Travel and Research Grants

The CES awards several small grants every year in support of students’ research activities, conference participation and other academically-oriented travel needs. Travel plans are not necessary to apply for these grants. 

Find the application form and FAQs here. 

Eligibility Requirements

All undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled in coursework for the academic term may apply. Proposals should demonstrate a substantial connection to one or more of the fields represented within the Center’s academic programs: American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies and/or Latinx Studies, with preference given to those enrolled in our minor and GIS programs, and/or to students working directly with our faculty affiliates.

Your project should be aligned with the focus of the Center for Ethnic Studies. You can find more information on the mission of our center on the "About" page and on each program's website. 

Previous award recipients are permitted to reapply for these grants, but first-time applicants will receive priority consideration, with all other factors being equal.

Complete applications will consist of the following:

1. A completed online application form at Center for Ethnic Studies Student Travel and Research Grant Application Form | Center for Ethnic Studies (osu.edu).
2. Other documents, uploaded and attached to the electronic application form, including:
   1. A project description of 1200-1500 words (with accompanying title) including brief statements on how the grant would aid its development, how much work has already been done on the project and, if applicable, financial need.
   2. Verification of IRB approval for the research project (if applicable)
   3. Résumé or CV

We are also no longer requiring a letter of support from the applicant’s adviser or from a faculty member with whom the applicant has worked closely on the conference paper or research project, but if you still choose to request one, please have faculty address the letter to Nick Spitulski (spitulski.1@osu.edu), Center for Ethnic Studies, 455 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road.

Awards are competitive (i.e., reviewed by a selection committee) and will be decided on the basis of merit and the project’s significance to the student's academic and/or professional development and the potential for the student's work to contribute to greater understanding of the field in which they are working. Please also note that previous award recipients are permitted to reapply for these grants, but that, all else equal, first-time applicants will receive priority consideration.

Recipients will be required to submit a 500-word essay on the state of their research or some other aspect of the way they spent the funding and a photo of either the recipient or some aspect of their project, as well as a short paragraph summary. This will be used as a news item on the CES website and in other CES publicity materials. A deadline for essays and photos will be given in the subsequent semester following the grant term. 

Apply here. 

CES Interdisciplinary Programs Scholarship 

The CES Interdisciplinary Programs Scholarship is designed to support students who are currently enrolled in any of the undergraduate or graduate CES interdisciplinary programs: American Indian Studies minor, Asian American Studies minor, Latina/o Studies minor, or Latina/o Studies Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization. Students must have officially declared their enrollment in one or more of these four programs in order to apply for the scholarship and should work with the relevant program advisors (click on the program names above for more information) to ensure they are officially enrolled.

Please also note that previous recipients are permitted to reapply for these scholarships, but that, all else equal, first-time applicants will receive priority consideration.

Applicants must submit a completed online application form, as well as a 500-word essay describing how the particular CES program in which the student is enrolled has helped them, and/or how they expect it to help them and/or is expected to help them personally, educationally and/or professionally.

Apply here.