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OSU Libraries Undergraduate Research Prize

Students:

Would you like to win money for your research project?

Faculty:

Would you like to win money for helping a student from your class submit a research project for a competition?
If your answer is yes, here are some additional benefits to consider:

Recognition -- The winning project team (author, the student’s instructor, and the collaborating librarian) will be acknowledged at an award ceremony. A prize of $1,000 will also be presented ($750 for the student author; $250 for the instructor).

Accessibility -- The winning project will be submitted to the OSU Knowledge Bank repository, where it will have a permanent home and Web address. This site is also indexed by Google, so your project will be available to a worldwide audience.

Everyone wins – Even if you don’t win the top prize, we believe that the process will help you to produce a much better research product, which can certainly improve your course grade.

Students: How to Participate: Key Documents:
When your instructor in any upper division undergraduate course (300 or above) assigns a research project that will involve using library or Web resources:
  1. Meet with a librarian to develop a research plan. Librarians are available at reference desks in campus libraries or online. For subject specialists see: http://library.osu.edu/sites/collections

  2. As you work on your project, complete the research journal form.

  3. Before submitting your work, meet again with your librarian to review your research journal.

  4. Complete the student submission form and send it to us, along with your graded project and research journal.

  5. Ask your instructor to complete and send the faculty assessment form.
Information flyer [PDF format]

Research journal form [Word format]

Student submission form [Word format]

Faculty assessment form [Word format]

Deadline: Submit any time before April 4, 2008. Winner will be announced in May.

Questions? Contact: Fred Roecker, University Libraries (roecker.1@osu.edu).

OSU Libraries Instruction and Outreach Committee, © 2006.
URL: http://liblearn.osu.edu/award/
Last update: January 16, 2008.