UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE – All students who complete a
research project funded by a Watkins or Undergraduate Research scholarship are required to
submit an electronic copy of their undergraduate thesis or final paper to the Mansfield
Library through ScholarWorks, using this template as a formatting guide for your title page and
abstract. Your final paper must be reviewed and approved by your faculty mentor before you
submit it to ScholarWorks. If your final paper contains any proprietary material that is not
suitable for electronic publication, access can be restricted or embargoed by ScholarWorks.
Consult with your faculty mentor to determine whether any such restriction is necessary.
Submission deadline: Your final paper must be submitted to ScholarWorks by the last day of
classes in the semester of your graduation from UM. – Delete these instructions.
PROJECT TITLE - ALL CAPS AND DOUBLE SPACED
By
FULL LEGAL NAME (ALL CAPS, FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME)
Undergraduate Thesis/Undergraduate Professional Paper (choose one)
presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
Degree (Example – Bachelor of Arts)
in Major (Example – Political Science)
University of Montana
Missoula, MT
Official Graduation Date (Example: May 2014, July 2014 or December 2014)
Approved by:
Faculty Mentor Name, Faculty Mentor
Faculty Mentor Department
[ABSTRACT TEMPLATE – Every undergraduate research project published on ScholarWorks
must include an abstract, presented on a separate page following the title page. Delete these
instructions.]
ABSTRACT
Last Name, First Name, Degree, Graduation Month and Year
[Example: Sample, Sally, B.A., May 2014
Major
Anthropology]
Abstract Title [Using Initial Caps]
Faculty Mentor: [Faculty Mentor Name]
[Abstract Content – Single spaced, one page, two space paragraph indent, no more than 350
words. Be sure to use italics for book titles and Latin species names. Delete these instructions.]
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Paper Title [using initial caps]
Body of undergraduate thesis or final paper begins here. Indent the first line of each
paragraph by 0.5 inches. Use 1.5 line spacing throughout the main body of the document.
Be sure to use italics for book titles and Latin species names. Do not add extra spaces between
paragraphs.
Additional formatting guidelines: The DHC recommends Times New Roman, Calibri,
or Arial font, 12-point. Your thesis or final paper must include a title page and an abstract in the
format described above. You may wish to use section headings or chapter titles to structure the
content of your paper. You should include a bibliography or list of works cited at the end of
your paper, using the citation style that is appropriate for your discipline. You may also wish to
include acknowledgements and a table of contents, especially for longer papers. Consult with
your faculty mentor if you have any questions concerning the appropriate format for your
undergraduate thesis or final paper. Delete these instructions.
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