Paul Robeson Library Undergraduate Research Award

The Paul Robeson Library Undergraduate Research Award recognizes excellence in undergraduate research projects that make use of a range of library resources, collections, and services and show evidence of critical thinking, originality, and creativity.

Apply before Sunday, March 20, 2022 at midnight at this link: https://go.rutgers.edu/researchaward

Applications should include:

• Your research paper or project in PDF or Word format;
• a bibliography of sources used in your project in PDF or Word format;
• and a reflective essay (250-500 words) in PDF or Word format.

Reflective essay (250-500 words) should include:

• The strategy you used to find resources (e.g. search terms, databases used, etc.);
• your process for evaluating the resources;
• and your reasoning for including the specific resources you used.

Eligibility

• Current Rutgers University-Camden student working towards undergraduate degree in any school
• Individual or team entries accepted (award split evenly between team members)
• Project should be original work completed for a semester-long, credit-bearing course
• Project completed anytime from Spring 2020 to Spring 2021
• Winners agree to a short, public presentation of their research (lightning talk) and to having project added to RUCore

Awards

• one $500 award 
• two $250 awards

2022 Evaluation Committee

View the rubric the evaluation committee will use: Undergraduate Research Award Rubric

• Craig Agule, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
• Samantha Kannegiser, Student Success Librarian
• Tamara Nelson, Assistant Professor of Psychology
• Tracie Paulson, Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology
• Zara Wilkinson, Reference and Instruction Librarian

Questions?

Contact Samantha Kannegiser (sck77@libraries.rutgers.edu) or Zara Wilkinson (zara.wilkinson@rutgers.edu) with any questions.