Student Awards for Vermont Research

The Center for Research on Vermont
announces two undergraduate awards
for research projects on a Vermont topic:

DEADLINE:  Monday, April 15, 2013

 
George B. Bryan Award

For excellence in a project or paper on a Vermont topic completed for a one-semester course.
 
Recommended length: 10–25 pages. 

Offered annually in memory of UVM Professor of Theatre and former Center Director George B. Bryan (1939–1996). 
Andrew E. Nuquist Award

For outstanding research on a Vermont topic, usually awarded to a culminating study, usually a thesis or year-long project. 

Recommended length: No limit. 

Offered annually since 1982 in memory of UVM Political Science Professor Andrew E. Nuquist (1905–1975). 



All college and university undergraduate students are eligible for the competition.

Award winners receive cash prizes donated by the Center and are intended to promote excellence in student research on Vermont topics

Award-winning projects will be archived in the UVM Bailey-Howe Library's Special Collections and made available to researchers

The Committee neither gives preference to, nor discriminates against, projects by more than one author, or, in the case of the Nuquist Award, projects which have taken more than one year to complete, or projects which have been supported in whole or in part by grants or other third-party funding. Projects which result from internships with governmental agencies or other nonacademic groups are also eligible for the Nuquist Award.

PLEASE NOTE PROJECT TIMELINE CHANGE FOR 2013:  Projects must have been completed within the calendar period beginning January 1, 2012, and ending April 15, 2013, to be eligible for the 2013 competitions.  Submissions may be received at any time of the year.

SUBMISSION DIRECTIONS


1.    Coversheet
Student name(s), institution(s), mailing address(es), email address(es), and telephone number(s), major(s) and year(s) in college.
Faculty sponsor (advisor)  name, email address, and telephone number.  If the project received outside funding, this should be indicated, as well.  

2.    Recommendation letter
A letter from the nominating faculty member, stating why the project merits the award.  Faculty sponsors are encouraged to be as specific as possible in outlining how the project compares to the work of others, what unique contributions it makes, evidence of unusual initiative, etc.  If projects submitted in the Nuquist Award category are of multiyear duration or resulted from work done for a nonacademic agency, such as might occur on internships, that information should be clearly stated and a letter of recommendation from the agency supervisor should also be included.  

3.    Project abstract
Summary of the project, not to exceed one typewritten, double-spaced page, written in "lay" language, understandable to people outside of the discipline. 

 4.    Project
Projects may be submitted in hard copy or by email.  Documents may be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format.  Footnotes and bibliography should follow a format accepted by the discipline, e.g., The Chicago Manual of Style. The Center may keep all materials until after the award ceremony on May 2, 2013, so students should be sure to keep copies for themselves.  

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 15, 2013
Submit all projects to:  
    Cheryl Morse, Director
    Center for Research on Vermont
    Nolin House, 589 Main Street
    University of Vermont
    Burlington, VT 05401-3439
    802-656-4389
    Email: crvt@uvm.edu