The Ohio State University Environmental History Initiative

EHI Field School Application

The last day to apply for the 2027 EHI Field School is February 26th, 2027.

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Are you in good academic standing? (required)
Are you on disciplinary probation? (required)
Have you ever been suspended from OSU? (required)

Please record and upload a video of yourself (3 minutes maximum) answering the following questions:

  1. Why do you want to go on the National Parks Field School Trip? What do you hope to take away from this experience?
  2. How will the National Parks Field School program enhance your experience at Ohio State?
  3. Tell us about a time when that things didn’t go well while you were on a trip and how you dealt with it? Comparatively, tell us about a time when something went well on a trip and why did it went well? 

Upload the video to buckeyemailosu-my.sharepoint.com, and paste the shareable link in the field below.

Instructions on how to obtain a shareable link are available from Microsoft Support. Confirm that “People with the Link” is selected when you enable the shareable link.
If “People with the Link” is not selected, our office will be unable to view your video submission.

Disability Accommodations 

If you anticipate needing reasonable accommodations abroad related to a disability, we encourage you to contact Ohio State’s Student Life Disability Services (SLDS) now, if you haven't already done so. Early connection with SLDS allows for more time to identify possible reasonable accommodations abroad. If accepted into your program, you can let us know what accommodations you request in the post-decision phase.

The word "disability" refers to any physical or mental impairment that could impact your experience abroad. This could include (but is not limited to):

  • Mental health conditions (e.g. anxiety, depression, bipolar, PTSD)
  • Chronic health conditions (e.g. severe allergies, diabetes, Crohn's Disease, epilepsy)
  • Sensory disabilities (e.g. Blind/low vision, D/deaf or Hard of Hearing)
  • Mobility conditions (e.g. Cerebral Palsy, paraplegia, quadriplegia)
  • ADD/ADHD
  • Learning disabilities (e.g. dyscalculia, dyslexia)
Emergency Contact (required)

Federal and State law generally prohibits the University from disclosing information about its students under most circumstances. These laws would prevent the University from disclosing information about your whereabouts, health and safety while you are traveling, even to your own family.

  • The Emergency Contact Information questionnaire is completed in the post-decision materials and will provide an opportunity to specify those persons the University can notify about your whereabouts and condition in the event of an emergency or when circumstances warrant as determined by the University.
  • The FERPA Information Release questionnaire is also completed in the post-decision materials and will provide an opportunity to specify those persons the University can release non-directory program information, including itineraries and handbooks, if requested.

The information for the Emergency Contact Information and FERPA Information Release questionnaires is voluntary and must be authorized by signature.  By signing this form I authorize the information provided in those questionnaires and agree to the conditions of the questionnaires.    

If you are under the age of 18 you are required to print this document for parental/guardian signature.

Instructions for parent/guardian: You must review the Emergency Contact Information and the FERPA Information Release questionnaires in the student's application page prior to signing this document. Your student must show these questionnaires to you via their application page prior to signature. 

I understand that I am signing a legal document. By clicking "Agree", I am performing the same task as though I were signing on paper and hold legal responsibility for signing this document.