Office of the Vice President
Division for Research
Presidential Undergraduate Award for Research
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Presidential Undergraduate Award for Research was established to encourage undergraduate research and
scholarship and to recognize the high quality of work being conducted by undergraduate students at the University at
Albany.
ELIGIBILITY
Juniors and seniors who demonstrate outstanding scholastic ability and who are enrolled full time are eligible for the
award. Applicants must submit a paper or project in their major field of study, which originated in an upper-level
course or independent study under the direction of a UAlbany faculty member. The project or paper must have been
initiated and completed within the given timeframe (usually from May of one year to May of the following year). The
timeframe is specified on the call for nominations.
Applicants must submit a copy of the application (found below) along with their proposal to the Dean of their
respective college/school.
APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS
The Office of the Vice President for Research sends the call for nominations directly to the Deans. The call includes
the number of awards available. Each college or school will be responsible for selecting the awardees and forwarding
the information to the Office of the Vice President for Research by the date specified in the call for nominations. The
award certificate is presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference.
AWARD SPECIFICATIONS
By accepting the award, the recipient gives permission to the University to publish the final report or an abstract of
the report.
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Division for Research
Application for Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research
College/School of
Please complete this form and return it as an email attachment in Microsoft Word to your department by the date
specified. Departments must submit all proposals and abstracts to the Dean’s Office by:
5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2016.
Name:
UAlbany ID:
Email:
Phone:
Permanent Mailing Address:
Major or prospective major:
Project or thesis advisor/mentor (if applicable):
Email address of project advisor/mentor:
Please indicate whether the work you plan to present is part of your (check only one):
Project or assignment for a course (e.g., term paper)
Senior thesis/project
Independent study project
Undergraduate Research Initiative collaborative project
Living-Learning Community project
Work as a research assistant for a professor or graduate student
Study Abroad project
Internship project
Other (please specify):
Please indicate your preferred presentation format (check only one):
Poster presentation or art installation piece (poster presentations will take place between 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.)
Multimedia creative presentation (estimated time needed to present project:
minutes)
Oral research presentation
If it is not possible to schedule you for an oral research presentation, would you be willing to do a
poster presentation of your work?
Yes
No
The work you will presenting can be best described as:
Finished or mostly finished by the conference date
A “work in progress” presentation
A computer and projector will be available for all oral research presentations. If you will need additional equipment, or if you will
need space for an art installation or will need specific space for a creative performance, please describe:
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Division for Research
Working title for your presentation (must be included):
Oral research presentations will be either from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. or 6:15 - 7:45 p.m. Please indicate below your preference for the
time you wish to present. We will do our best to accommodate all requests:
** Please submit an abstract of no more than 200 words that describes your project clearly. This abstract will be used
to evaluate your proposal, and, if your proposal is accepted, it will be included in the conference program.
Please send an electronic copy of the application and abstract to your department, who will then forward it to
your Dean’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2016.
University Hall, Room 307
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
PH: 518-956-8170 FX: 518-956-8175
www.albany.edu/research