The Dr. Shawn Long Organizational Science Institute, formerly known as OSSI, is a graduate school preparatory program designed to support individuals with the potential to make significant contributions to organizational science but who may lack the necessary resources or connections. Our mission is to broaden the pipeline for graduate school admissions and careers in organizational-related fields. We encourage students interested in applying to graduate school and studying organizations through the lenses of business (management), communication studies, psychology, or sociology to apply.
Our next Institute will be held May 11-15, 2026. The application deadline is January 31, 2026.
Goals & Objectives
The Organizational Science Institute is designed with the following goals in mind:
- Foster undergraduate interest and ability in research, scholarship, application, and graduate study
- Provide hands-on development of research conceptualization, writing, and presentation skills and GRE Training
- Expose students to a supportive graduate climate that values diverse disciplinary, demographic, methodological, and intellectual perspectives
- Demonstrate to participants that a career in organizational science offers an exciting challenge and that they are fully capable of pursuing and succeeding in such careers
- Help students develop a competitive application for graduate school (including personalized attention with their personal statements)
Activities
Our research fellows will engage in several activities including, but not limited to:
- Guidance in identifying which graduate programs are best suited to fellows’ research interests
- Expert advice on crafting personal statements and other application materials
- Networking with other Fellows
- Meeting with successful professionals in Organizational Science
- Intensive seminars on professionalization and the research process
- One-on-one meetings with faculty and current graduate students to discuss professional and research interests
- Learn about what grad admissions committees are really looking for when accepting students into grad school
- GRE Training, which includes a free voucher to enroll in Princeton Review’s Ultimate GRE Training class after the Institute (at a time that is convenient for the fellow)