Develop a list of possible mentors:
There are very few central list of research opportunities, and the vast majority will never be listed anywhere. Students need to search for faculty or graduate students who are willing to mentor them. Most often, research begins with volunteering in a lab. Approaches to finding these opportunities include:
Contact mentors you are interested in working with:
Emails or meetings with mentors are professional interactions similar to job interviews. The best approach is to contact faculty or graduate students directly to see if you can set up a meeting to discuss volunteering. A few tips:
Once you find a mentor, then you can consider some of the many research funding opportunities at OSU and elsewhere.