Students at SUNY Oneonta have the opportunity to get firsthand experience in their fields of study through various research and creative activity. Recent examples include supernova imaging in the pinwheel galaxy, combating drug-resistant viruses, and researching seiche in regional lakes.
Campus Grant Programs
SUNY Oneonta is committed to helping students pursue valuable experiential learning activities. In addition to providing funding to support internships, study abroad and participation in faculty-led trips, we offer more than $120,000 annually in student grants to support research and travel to professional conferences.
The Student Grant Program for Research and Creative Activity provides funding for the following tracks:
- Traditional -- Independent research and creative activity projects conducted by undergraduate or graduate students with faculty sponsorship, and funding for research teams working on a sustained research program.
- Shadow -- Broadening student engagement in research or creative activity, whereby a student with little-to-no experience joins a faculty member’s research or creative activity endeavor as an “observer” or a junior team member.
- Summer Fellowship -- Assisting undergraduate students' participation in actively mentored summer research or creative activity including campus-based independent research or creative activity with faculty mentorship, research assistantships for campus-based faculty projects, or off-campus directed field work or other research or creative activity endeavor with a SUNY Oneonta faculty mentor.
This program is funded by the SUNY Oneonta Foundation, Inc. and the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association through charitable gifts and grants to SUNY Oneonta and is administered by the University Senate Committee on Research and the Faculty Center (Scholarly Activities).
Traditional Track – Individual
- Colby Aaron (Arienne McCracken, Human Ecology): Footwear Design($1,769)
- Lamont Anderson (Arienne McCracken, Human Ecology): Deep Depths of Denim($1,599)
- Symon Andriyevsky (Ashley Cooper, Art): Twelve Portraits of SUNY Oneonta Students Utilizing Color Theory ($1,421)
- Alexander Byrne [G] (Elizabeth Bastiaans, Biology): Social and Environmental Factors Influencing Egg Mass Aggregation and Chorus Dynamics in Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) ($2,092)
- Molly Eldridge (Lindsay Wolfanger, Office of Sustainability): Archaeology of Recycling at Dragon Express ($911)
- Rachel Faden [G] (Jeffrey Heilveil, Biology): Examining the Connectivity and Genetic Diversity of Cordulegaster maculata in Central New York($2,030)
- Devyn Hom (Thomas Beal, History): Stonewall: The Catalyst for the Gay Liberation Movement ($948)
- Kento Igarashi (Wesley Bernard, Art): Juxtapose of the Photographic Portrait($1,936)
- Dushawn Johnson (Nat Bouman, Communication & Media): Documenting Lava Flow Research in Washington State ($1,985)
- Amanda Katz (Nathan Asman, Music): Wearable Technology II: The Rave Coat($2,085)
- Alexander Klindt (Matthew Unangst, History): Competition Between Railroads & Steamships on Lake Ontario ($1,683)
- Delaney Long [G] (Alex Sotola, Biology): Striped Bass Parasites as Bioindicators in the Hudson River ($1,826)
- Alexa Nanes (Alex Sotola, Biology): Assessing Population Genetics and Introgression Between Stocked and Wild Lake Trout in Otsego Lake ($2,100)
- Kaelin O’Connor (Barbara Durkin, Business): Willingness to Choose Sustainably Sourced Products: A Student Perspective ($700)
- Trey Pratt (Annacleta Chiweshe, Human Ecology): Stripped Away: Fur in Fashion, Class, and Conscience ($2,049)
- Alaina Rullo (Sarah Simpson, Art): Meghan’s Voice($2,100)
- Thomas Rzeznik (Sen Zhang, Math, Computer Science, Statistics): Prototype an AI-empowered Platform to Generate Commands for Linux Educators and Learners ($900)
- Saranna Shevalier (Tracy Betsinger, Anthropology): Getting to Know our Ancestors($1,517)
- Nicholas Stein (Wesley Bernard, Art): Voids in Humanity($1,302)
Traditional Track – Team
- Kelly Acen, Brendan Heaney, Emily Martinez (Anthony Basile, Human Ecology): Effect of Food Processing via the NOVA Classification on Advanced Glycation End Products($1,200)
- Matthew Crane, Miles Gaston, Isabella Harnett (Keith Brunstad, Earther & Atmospheric Science): Investigating Ancient Lava Flows in Washington State($4,200)
- Michel Ghorayeb, Grace DeClerk, Rachael Rivenburg (Alex Sotola, Biology): Bridging Gaps: A Genome-Wide Association Study of SUNY Oneonta Student Health Metrics ($4,200)
- Jack Dyson, Emily McDougal, Albert Vargas (Katherine Griffes, Sport & Exercise Sciences): Needs Assessment of Health and Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults in Rural Areas ($1,316)
- Leah Fridman, Lynne Stephanie (Kiara Pipino, Theatre): Laughter and Resistance: Commedia dell'Arte, A Study of the Power of Satire($4,200)
- Caitlynn Gaston, Gabriela Paixão e Kelly, Zachary Sabo, Tonette Seitz [Gs] (Erik Stengler, Cooperstown Graduate Program): Community and Visitor Engagement at the St. George Village Botanical Gardens of St. Croix, USVI($1,200)
- Sabrinna Mena, Katie Daniszewski, Brendan Heaney (Katherine Griffes, Sport & Exercise Sciences, Kelly Martin, Emily Riddle, Human Ecology): The Body Project at SUNY Oneonta (S4,200)
- Eleanor Rettew [G], Alyxis Szary (Jeffrey Heilveil, Biology): An Investigation of the Elmid Species of Central New York ($4,200)
Shadowing Track
- Suriati Abas (Elementary Education & Reading)
Student fellows: Katie Martinez, Kay-Meesha Leandre
Award: $1,500 - Maria Chaves-Daza (Africana & Latinx Studies) Student fellows: Sofia Delgado, Nicole Navarette Award: $850
- Kiara Pipino (Theatre)
Student fellow: Brian Gershowitz
Award: $750 - Roberto Rincon (Africana & Latinx Studies)
Student fellows: Daisy Perez-Reyes, Ruth Esther Valenzuela
Award: $850 - Wilson Lin (Business)
Student: Robert Cellura
Award: $750
Summer Fellowship
Campus Track
- Suriati Abas (Elementary Education & Reading)
Student fellows: Merlin Bonilla, Connor Hanington, Kay-Meesha Leandre, Hector Nereo
Award: $7,600 - Antoine Blanc (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Student fellows: Brooke Findley, Jessica Shaw
Award: $7,600 - Christopher Karmosky (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences)
Student fellow: Reid Burton
Award: $3,624 - Lisa Kastanis (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Student fellows: Brandon Opalich, Elijah Rechnitzer
Award: $5,871 - Maria Montoya (World Languages & Literatures) Student fellows: Luz Matamoros, Melanyn Vargas Award: $7.087
- Valerie Rapson (Physics & Astronomy)
Student fellows: Julia Busemeyer, Delaney Vitzhum
Award: $6,600 - Kiyoko Yokota (Biology)
Student fellow: Kayla Van Pelt
Award: $3,300
Off Campus Track
- Adam Kent (Music)
Student fellow: Magnus Chanell
Award: $2,000 - Michelle Lopez (Office of Global Education)
Student fellows: Jayden Cancellaro, Rudy Hess, Heather Sanger, Aurora Semel- DeFeo, Taylor Tassio
Award: $10,000 - Jeanine Mingé (School of Liberal Arts & Business)
Student fellow: Meagan Connolly
Award: $2,000 - Maria Montoya (World Languages & Literatures)
Student fellow: Ali Krebs
Award: $1,700 - Kaedan O’Brien (Anthropology)
Student fellow: Saranna Shevalier
Award: $2,000
Tyler Fellows Program
SUNY Oneonta was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Tyler Center for Global Studies, coordinated by Florida State University to support full-time undergraduate students conducting faculty-mentored research or creative projects abroad in any discipline. Individual awards will range from $2,000 to $5,000 for travel conducted in Summer 2025. Learn more about the Tyler Fellows Program.
Travel Funding
SUNY Oneonta encourages student participation in research and creative activity across the academic disciplines, along with local, regional and national dissemination of such scholarship. Travel funding for students to attend and/or present projects at discipline-specific regional, national and international professional conferences, workshops and competitions is supported through the following funds:
The Caroline '67 and David D'Antonio Student Travel for Excellence Fund
An annual total of $30,000 is available to assist undergraduate and a limited number of graduate students with expenses incurred for travel to professional conferences/meetings, including registration fees, food, lodging, and transportation.
This fund has been made available through generous gifts from Caroline '67 and David D'Antonio. Priority is given to students who are presenting their research or creative activity.
Student Travel for Excellence Program (STEP) Academic Fund
SUNY Oneonta has established a pool of funds which may be sought competitively by full-time enrolled undergraduate or graduate students to defer some of their approved related costs.
Celebrating Scholarship
The annual SRCA Showcase of student research and creative work provides students with the opportunity to take part in supportive, academic conference-style presentation sessions and for the campus and community to learn about our students’ research projects and scholarly/creative work.
The 2025 Student Research and Creative Activity Showcase kicked-off with a keynote address from SUNY Oneonta alumni Scott Salmirs ’84, the President and CEO of ABM Industries. Student presentations were held in person over two days and spotlighted over 100 diverse presentations of student research and creative activity projects. Read the news article about the most recent SRCA Showcase.
Current Student and Employees may login to myOneonta to access the Research and Creative Activity intranet site for detailed information including deadlines and applications for funding opportunities (click the Intranet card then click the "Student Research and Creative Activity" link)
Contact
128C Hunt Union, Experiential Learning Center
108 Ravine Parkway
Oneonta, NY 13820
United States