Launched in 2003, The Charlene Conrad Liebau Library Prize for Undergraduate Research recognizes excellence in course-based research projects that show evidence of:

• Significant inquiry using the library, its resources, and collections
• Learning about the research and information-gathering process itself

Important Dates

• Open for submissions: November 29, 2019
• Closed to submissions: April 16, 2020 at 5:00 P.M.

Details

• Open to all currently enrolled U.C. Berkeley undergraduates.
• Research project must have been completed in a credit course at U.C. Berkeley from Spring 2019 to Spring 2020 (lower division) and Summer 2019 to Spring 2020 (upper division)
• Prize awards: $750 (lower division) and $1000 (upper division)
• Upper- and lower-division submissions are evaluated separately
• Winners must agree to assist with a public display of their research in the Library.

• Awarded submissions (winners as well as honorable mentions) will be added to eScholarship, the University of California’s open access publishing platform.

Application Procedures

• Applicants need to submit five documents that are listed in the How to Apply section.  Guidance on completing the forms is in the Guidance for Students section.