Undergraduate Research Prize

1st prize ribbon

Next Deadline:

Submit anytime before Tuesday, June, 12th,  2012 for academic year 2011-2012.

Congratulations to the 2011 Prize Winner

Kelsie King has been selected as the winner of the 2011 Prize. Her paper, American Literary Reactions to the Pétroleuses of the Paris Commune, was completed for Professor Elizabeth Renker's course, English 590.08H, Archival Research Methods and American Literature, 1865-1900. Kelsie was assisted by Anne Fields, the Libraries' English subject specialist; Lisa Iacobellis, Assistant Curator for Rare Books and Manuscripts; and David Lincove, the Libraries' history, political science, philosophy subject specialist.

About the Prize

The University Libraries Undergraduate Research Prize is awarded annually to at least one Ohio State University undergraduate student. Students enrolled in any upper division undergraduate course (300 or above) are eligible to participate. Students partner with librarians throughout the research process to produce an award winning project. Submissions are judged by the Libraries' Teaching and Learning Committee, according to criteria described below. A prize of $1,000 will also be presented ($750 for the student author; $250 for the instructor). Winning projects will be submitted to the Undergraduate Research Prize Collection in the OSU Knowledge Bank repository, where they will have a permanent home and Web address. This site is also indexed by Google, so projects are available to a worldwide audience.

Instructors:  please download and share this flyer with your students.

How to Participate

When your instructor assigns a research project that will involve using library or Web information resources:

  1. Contact and meet with a librarian to develop a research plan. Librarians who serve various disciplines/departments are listed at: http://library.osu.edu/find/librarians
  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 final project, research journal, and signed Knowledge Bank License Agreement.
  5. Ask your instructor to complete and send the faculty assessment form.

Review Criteria

The Committee considers the following when judging submissions:

  • Instructor's assessment of project quality;
  • Appropriate use of library and other information resources, as reflected in the bibliography and journal;
  • Completeness and quality of the research journal;
  • Project significance.

Student applicants should send their documents electronically to the contact listed below before the deadline.  The instructor must send the faculty assessment form electronically by email or FAX to 292-7859.  We will notify students  when we have received your submissions, or when some components are missing, but it is your responsibility to insure that all required documents are received before the deadline.

Where to Send Submissions

Karen Diaz
Head of Teaching & Learning
University Libraries
155C Thompson Library
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Phone: 247-6057
Email: diaz.28@osu.edu. or libprize@osu.edu