Please consult the individual award pages for full information regarding eligibility, award funding limits, and application deadlines. Note: Applications are due by 5:00 pm (Oxy time) on the due date.
- Arnston Memorial Award Fellowship [URC & Writing Programs]
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The Arnston Memorial Award Fellowship provides study awards to students working in any discipline to conduct faculty-mentored independent research involving essay writing as part of the College’s 10-week Summer Research Program.
Eligibility: Research must concern a significant dimension of the human condition, the state of human culture and community; or, any significant dimension of the challenges faced today by efforts to cultivate and enhance justice, community, and human flourishing.
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
- Billington Summer Research Fellowship in U.S. History [History Department]
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The Billington Summer Research Fellowship in U.S. History provides support for students conducting archival/primary source research in U.S. History to participate in the ten-week Summer Research Program.
Eligibility: History majors who have completed their junior year will be given some preference in the process. American Studies majors are also encouraged to apply.
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
- Caswell Summer Research Fellowship [URC]
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The Caswell Summer Research Fellowship provides study awards to students working in any discipline to conduct faculty-mentored independent research as part of the College’s 10-week Summer Research Program.
Eligibility: Students from the greater Los Angeles area.
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
- ISLA Research Fellowship [Institute for the Study of Los Angeles]
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The ISLA Research Fellowship provides support for students conducting original research on a topic pertaining to greater Los Angeles (although they especially promote work that focuses on Northeast Los Angeles, they support research pertaining to the entire urban Southern California region) to participate in the ten-week Summer Research Program.
Eligibility: Open to any major/field of study, students who have completed their junior year will be given preference.
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
- Gerken Fellowship [Politics Department & URC]
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The Gerken Fellowship provides a stipend for full time summer research on a public policy issue of importance to Los Angeles or the United States for (1) financial support for 10-weeks of on-campus summer housing, or (2) funds for research related travel.
Eligibility: Juniors majoring in Diplomacy & World Affairs, Economics, Politics, or Urban and Environmental Policy.
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
- George M. Schmiedeshoff Summer Research Fellowship [Physics Department & URC]
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The George M. Schmiedeshoff Summer Research Fellowship provides support for students conducting research in Physics to participate in the ten-week Summer Research Program.
Eligibility:
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
- Mellon SRP Fellowships
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The Arts & Urban Experience and the Arts & Technology Fellowships support students to participate in Occidental’s 10-week Summer Research Program conducting original, arts-centric research connected to Los Angeles, or conducting arts-based projects related to the arts and technology.
Eligibility: Open to any major/field of study. Projects proposing collaboration with faculty research projects, community partners, local arts organizations (archives, museums), and/or local arts practitioners are highly encouraged.
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
- Politics Summer Research Fellowships [Politics Department]
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Reath Fellowship
The Reath Fellowship provides funding for an internship or faculty-supervised research in Legal Studies.
Eligibility: Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors majoring in Politics, in academic good standing, and with a minimum 3.2 GPA in the major.
Deadline: First Monday in April, by 4:30pm.
McKelvey Fellowship
The McKelvey Fellowship provides funding for an internship or faculty-supervised research in any area of Politics or Policy Studies.
Eligibility: Rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors majoring in Politics, in academic good standing, and with a minimum 3.2 GPA in the major.
Deadline: First Monday in April, by 4:30pm
Caldwell Fellowship
The Caldwell Fellowship provides funding for research in national security, comparative politics, or international relations.
Eligibility: Rising seniors majoring in Politics, in academic good standing, and with a minimum 3.2 GPA in the major. Preference given for Senior Comprehensive projects.
Deadline: First Monday in April, by 4:30pm
- R. Winter Art History & Architecture Fund Fellowship [Art & Art History & URC]
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The R. Winter Art History & Architecture Fund Fellowship provides support for students conducting research in Art History and/or Architecture to participate in the ten-week Summer Research Program.
Eligibility:
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
- Research Early Access Program (REAP) [URC]
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The Research Early Access Program places students with faculty in participating STEM departments in the 10-week Summer Research Program.
Eligibility: Rising sophomores. Preference given to given to students who are the first in their families to attend college, and to students historically underrepresented in the STEM fields (i.e. - BIPOC students; Women).
Deadline: March 19, 2022
- Richter Research Abroad [International Programs Office]
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The Richter Research Abroad fellowship provides students with funding for international projects of scholarly merit that promote cross-cultural engagement. There are three research tracks: Community-Based Research, University-Facilitated Research, and Independent Research (currently on hold).
Eligibility: 2.7 GPA, appropriate academic preparation, research methods or equivalent research methods background, all majors, juniors and exceptional sopohmores may apply. All fellowships with an international travel component are subject to a pre-departure clearance process through the International Programs Office before funding will be awarded.
Deadline: TBD
- Sarah H. Roberts ’68 and David H. Roberts ’67 Endowed Research Fellowship in Natural Sciences [Moore Lab for Zoology & URC]
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The Sarah H. Roberts ’68 and David H. Roberts ’67 Endowed Research Fellowship in Natural Sciences provides support for students conducting original research in the natural sciences through the URC’s Summer Research Program.
Eligibility: Preference given to, but not limited to, students engaging in research associated with the Anderson Environmental Science Center at the Moore Laboratory of Zoology.
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
- Science Scholars Fellowship [URC]
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The highly competitive Science Scholars Fellowships provide a total of $15,000 in research support through the Junior and Senior years for students in STEM.
Eligibility: Juniors not studying abroad in their Spring semester, majoring in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, cognitive science, computer science, geology, kinesiology, physics, or psychology (neuroscience emphasis).
Deadline: November 15, 2021
- Summer Research Program Fellowship [URC]
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The Summer Research Program Fellowship provides study awards to students working in any area to conduct faculty-mentored independent research as part of the College’s 10-week Summer Research Program.
Eligibility: Open to all continuing students at the College.
Deadline: January 31, 2022
- URF for Corporate Responsibility [URC]
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The Undergraduate Research Fellowship for Corporate Responsibility provides study awards to students pursuing research related to corporate responsibility and socially responsible investing to conduct faculty-mentored independent research as part of the College’s 10-week Summer Research Program.
Eligibility: Open to all continuing students at the College working on projects in the relevant area.
Deadline: January 31, 2022, apply using the Summer Research Program Fellowship Application.
