Brookens Library and the Friends of Brookens Library are excited to announce our annual Undergraduate Research Award!
We here at Brookens believe that undergraduate research, scholarly, and creative activities are foundational components of a complete liberal arts education. The Brookens Library Undergraduate Research Award was created by Brookens Library to recognize and reward UIS undergraduate students whose academic work incorporates the use of Brookens Library’s collections and services and demonstrates exceptional information literacy skills.
In addition to recognition at UIS, the award includes a monetary prize sponsored by the Friends of Brookens Library. This year, $1500 is up for grabs for work you have already done!
- $500 for first place
- $400 for second place
- $300 for third place
- $200 for fourth place
- $100 for fifth place
Over the years, UIS students have submitted some truly amazing work to the Research Award. The breadth and depth of topics has been astounding and the quality of the research has been awe inspiring. As we open up submission forms for this year’s award, we look forward to seeing even more of our UIS students’ excellent work.
How to Apply
Application for the Brookens Library Undergraduate Research Award is a two-step process:
Step 1) Fill out the online application form on the Undergraduate Research Award website.
Step 2) One of the Brookens librarians will contact you to arrange for you to electronically submit your materials using Box.
Respectfully, we request that you do not send in your project materials until instructed to do so.
The deadline to apply is April 28, 2023.
Judging will be conducted by a panel of diverse faculty from varying disciplines using a scoring rubric you can find on the research award website.