K-State Libraries are committed to K-State 2025: A Visionary Plan for Kansas State University, and to helping undergraduate students learn to effectively find, evaluate, and use information. A key benchmark for K-State 2025 is the percentage of undergraduate students involved in research. This award was created to support undergraduate research and encourage use of library resources.
Awards
The award recognizes and promotes outstanding scholarship among K-State's undergraduate students.
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Freshman Non-freshman individual Group project |
$1,000 $1,000 minimum $2,000 |
Research projects must have been completed as a requirement for a K-State course and may encompass any academic topic. Applications are evaluated based on the use of library resources.
How to Apply
Projects completed in the 2020-2021 school year are eligible for the current award cycle. All projects must be finished during the specified eligibility dates. Applications require four elements:
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An essay.
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Your project files. If you are selected for a Kirmser grand prize or for honorable mention, you will be invited to archive your project in K-State’s institutional repository, K-REx.
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Sources list.
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Completion of Faculty Support Form from your course instructor.
Applications are due fall 2020.
Award Funding
The awards are funded from a gift provided by Philip and Jeune Kirmser to K-State Libraries. We are deeply grateful for their generous support of undergraduate research.
