The Niblack Research Scholars (NRS) program provides support to Oklahoma State University undergraduates to conduct research in one of OSU’s research laboratories under the general guidance of a member of the research faculty and with day-to-day mentoring by a graduate student.

Scholars receive a stipend of $2,000 for fall semester, $2,000 for spring semester, and $4,000 for two summer months ($8,000 total). NRS must commit to working in a laboratory for fall and spring semesters and two summer months.

• Awards will be credited to the scholar’s bursar account by September 1, February 1, and June 15 (pending satisfactory progress and performance).
• The graduate student mentor receives a supplement (added to their base research assistantship stipend) of $1,500 (received during June and July; 2 x $750/month). 
• These awards are not intended to provide faculty members with assistants, but to provide students with a valuable educational experience not available to most undergraduate students.
• The amount of the award does NOT include lab supplies or expenses.
• Scholars are often given the opportunity to continue working with faculty researchers beyond this award, at the discretion of the faculty sponsor.

Research areas available for this award are: Animal and Food Sciences; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Entomology and Plant Pathology; Geology; Integrative Biology; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; Natural Resource Ecology and Management; Nutritional Sciences; Physics; Physiological Sciences; Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution; Plant and Soil Sciences; and Veterinary Pathobiology.