OURI Undergraduate Researchers of the Year Award

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) invite nominations for the Annual Undergraduate Researcher of the Year awards. Each year one student from every college will be selected for this award. Students will be recognized at the annual Honors Convocation and receive a $500 stipend and an "Undergraduate Research Scholar" Stole to wear during their graduation ceremony.

Nomination Deadline: First Friday in February

2020-2021 Undergraduates of the Year

Eligibility. Students must:

have participated in at least two semesters of documented faculty-mentored undergraduate research and inquiry at FAU within the past calendar year
be an actively enrolled student at FAU during the semester the awards are given (Spring) (Note: all research in the previous calendar year [January-December] must have been conducted as an undergraduate)
be in good academic standing at FAU
agree to present an oral presentation at the annual spring Undergraduate Research Symposium

Applications and Review Process

All applications should be completed on Survey Monkey Apply by the first Friday in February
Applications must be complete to be considered (see application guidelines). Self-nominations are encouraged.
A committee consisting of faculty, staff, and students will select three student nominees from each college and forward them to the college deans for final selection.
College deans will be asked to select students for these awards based on student involvement in research, inquiry, or scholarly activities and submit the college awardee to OURI.
Selected Undergraduate Researchers of the Year will be recognized at the annual Honors Convocation in April.

Survey Monkey Apply Instructions

Timeline

First Friday in February Nominations and Applications due
Mid-February  Names and applications of three nominees will be sent to college deans for selection
Early March   Names of final college awardees due to OURI from deans
April TBD   Announcement of Undergraduate Researchers of the Year at Honors Convocation

Application Guidelines

A complete application should include:

Completed Online Nomination Form
Current resume or curriculum vitae of the student (Maximum 5 pages) including the following if applicable:
- Evidences of all undergraduate research and inquiry participation
- Evidences of research achievements. This could include presentations, exhibitions, publications, competitions, awarded grants etc.
A letter of support from faculty research mentor.