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Shain Library Research Prize: How to Apply

The official site for the Connecticut College Prize for Undergraduate Library Research.

 

Follow this link to Moodle, and click to enroll in the Shain Library Research Prize. Once enrolled, you can begin the application process, which must be completed by the Fall or Spring deadline.

Library Prize 2024-2025

 

The 2024-25

Academic Year

 

Shain Library

Research Prize

 

$500 Award

2024-2025 Applications due 5/01/2025

Winners published in Digital Commons

 

Application Procedure

 

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

  1. A complete application form to be submitted in the Shain Library Research Prize site in Moodle.  
  2. A bibliography containing all sources consulted or quoted during the course of your research. The bibliography must follow a recognized citation style (e.g. APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.) that you should indicate on the application form. Upload a copy of your bibliography to the Moodle site. 
  3. A draft or final version of your research project. Upload a copy to the Moodle site.

Submit your application before 5:00 PM on May 1, 2025. Then await the results, which will be shared by the Committee in June, with an overall annual winner and runners-up recognized and celebrated at Fall Weekend.

 

 

Contact

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