Resources for STEM students

Resources on Oberlin's campus for STEM students

Academic Advising and Resource Center (AARC): The Academic Advising and Resource Center (AARC)/Office of the Registrar supports academic advisors and students on issues related to academic success, progress toward degrees, courses, grading, and academic standing. https://www.oberlin.edu/aarc

Career Exploration and Development (CED):  The mission of Career Exploration and Development (CED) is to help Obies chart a meaningful path toward their professional future. CED offers one-on-one advising as well as cohort programming to inspire connections and empower students to excel in their chosen fields. https://www.oberlin.edu/career

Center for Learning, Education and Research in the Sciences (CLEAR): The Center for Learning, Education, and Research in the Sciences (CLEAR) is an interdepartmental resource for faculty and students dedicated to expanding on the tradition of leadership in science education at Oberlin College. They provide and coordinate CLEAR mentors that support students as they study the class materials. https://www.oberlin.edu/clear

Winter Term: Create opportunities for further learning and growth by completing a Winter Term project! Some students choose to do research or a micro-internship during this term. https://www.oberlin.edu/winter-term/get-started

Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR): Undergraduate research offers an invaluable opportunity for students to both deepen their academic knowledge and explore areas of study not offered through the formal curriculum. This office provides intellectual and administrative support for students conducting research, whether as part of an independent project or in collaboration with faculty members.

Bridging Resources and Access to Nurture Community through Holistic Engagement in STEM (BRANCHES): BRANCHES is a students committee that works under the Office of Undergraduate research and their main objective is to foster diversity and inclusion in STEM.

Resources outside of Oberlin for STEM students

One of the main academic goals that many students in STEM share is to participate in some hands-on learning opportunities, such as research programs, internships, or jobs related to their area of interest. This process can be very complicated particularly for students applying to these opportunities for the first time, also first generation college students, and it can be even harder for international students or undocumented students, as many of these research programs are offered just to domestic students.

In order to help Bonner Scholars in STEM who might be going through this process or will need to go through this process, we want to provide students with helpful resources to search and find out of campus opportunities.

For domestic students, the main research programs students apply to are the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs:

https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp NSF REUs.

For international students, there are research programs that they can apply to, but they can be hard to find sometimes, so here are some links to resources that list some opportunities and information:

https://reufinder.com/programs-for-international-students-daca-undocumented-students/ Research programs open to international students.

https://uh.edu/pre-health/pre-health-resources/summer-programs/summer-programs-for-international-students.pdf pre-med internships open to international students.

For undocumented students, there are also research programs that they can apply to, so here are some links to resources that list some opportunities and information::

https://reufinder.com/research-programs-for-undocumented-students/ Research programs open to undocumented students.

Some of the links provided here are from the website reufinder.com. This website lists research opportunities open for different groups, as well as research opportunities that students from different years in college might have higher chances of getting into. If you are a first year, for example, trying to find a research opportunity for the summer, in this website you can find a list of suggested programs for first years to apply to.

Another website with helpful resources is pathwaystoscience.org. This website has a searchable database of 600+ summer research programs for undergraduates in all STEM disciplines. Based on the information they provide, these should all be fully funded opportunities including programs sponsored by NSF, NASA, NIH, etc. They also have a selection of resources to help you strengthen your applications to opportunities.

Created by Abby Tejera Rocha ('25)