Connecticut College Prize for Undergraduate Library Research: How to Apply

The 2024

Connecticut College

Prize for

Undergraduate

Library

Research

$500 Award | Applications due 3/08/2024 | Winners published in Digital Commons

Entries for the Connecticut College Prize for Undergraduate Library Research must be submitted online through Moodle.

To apply, follow this link to Moodle, and click to enroll in the Connecticut College Prize for Undergraduate Library Research. Once enrolled, you can begin the application process, which must be completed by 5:00 pm on Friday, March 8, 2024. Participants will be notified of the results during the first two weeks of April.  

In order to be considered, submissions need to be complete and must include each of the following:

1. A complete application form. To be completed in the Connecticut College Prize for Undergraduate Library Research site in Moodle. Please note, the application form consists of two parts: the first part asks for basic factual information; the second part asks you to describe your research process by answering three specific questions (see Application Form).


2. A complete Faculty Support Form from the faculty member for whose course the research was undertaken (see Faculty Support). 


3. A bibliography containing all sources consulted or quoted during the course of your research. The bibliography must follow a recognized style guideline (e.g. APA, MLA, etc.). Upload to the Moodle site.


4. A draft or final version of your research project. Upload to the Moodle site.

Source: Adapted from Temple University, Library Prize for Undergraduate Research.

If you have questions, please email the Library Prize Committee at LibPrize@conncoll.edu