CECAS Student Opportunities

Clemson Libraries Undergraduate Research Award

Submissions are officially open for the Undergraduate Research Award!

The Clemson Libraries Undergraduate Student Research Award aims to recognize outstanding scholarly or creative works produced by current undergraduate students who utilize library resources and services. Whether it’s through books, scholarly articles, primary resources, databases, or any other library service, we want to celebrate the incredible work of our students.

Eligibility: Open to all current undergraduate students enrolled at Clemson University. Group projects are welcome, with all undergraduate students named on the project required to be currently enrolled at Clemson.

Application:  https://libraries.clemson.edu/research/undergraduate-research-award/undergraduate-research-award-application-form/

Faculty Letter of Support: https://libraries.clemson.edu/research/undergraduate-research-award/faculty-letter-of-support-information/

Prizes: Three monetary awards will be granted, with winners honored at an awards ceremony in April and featured on the library website. Winners will also be expected to make their projects available in Clemson OPEN, Clemson University’s digital repository. The prize breakdown is as follows: 

First place: $1000

Second place: $750

Third place: $500

Submission period: March 24-April 11, 2025 

Review period: April 14th – April 18th  

Recipients will be contacted by April 18th