Summer Research Opportunities Program

The Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) at Ohio State is designed to help historically under-represented students explore opportunities for graduate study and academic careers.

SROP participants work with a faculty sponsor on a project of mutual interest, with the intention of developing the kind of student-professor relationship that is crucial to success in graduate school. SROP activities include workshops on research skills and seminars on topics related to graduate education and career development. At the end of the summer program, participants present their research at the campus summary conference. In addition, participants are expected to attend the annual CIC-SROP conference. The CIC is the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago.

Eligibility
All historically under-represented undergraduates who are U.S. citizens and meet the criteria listed in the qualifications section below are eligible to participate in the program. The selection process targets groups underrepresented in graduate education. Priority is given to those students who have not participated in SROP previously.

Qualifications
Applicants must have completed at least one-third of the credit hours required for their undergraduate major, exclusive of the General Education Curriculum (GEC) requirement, by June of the application year. They also must have at least two quarters of enrollment remaining after the program ends and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above at the time of application.

Participants receive a stipend, housing and travel allowance, and academic credit. Ohio State faculty sponsors are given a research allowance to be used in support of each student's SROP research project.

Applying

For information about applying to the SROP program, please look at this guide.  Click here to apply.

For additional information, contact staff in Graduate Student Recruitment and Diversity Initiatives at srop@osu.edu or (614) 247-6377. Information is also available via the CIC SROP program.