Provost’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research

The Provost's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research honors °®¶¹´«Ã½ students who have excelled in research, scholarship and creative activities that extend beyond traditional course work. Two awards are made, each consisting of a certificate of achievement and an award of $750. Students awarded Honorable Mention will receive a certificate of achievement. All recipients are invited to the annual student awards luncheon in the spring semester. See current and past student award winners.

Eligibility

Any undergraduate at °®¶¹´«Ã½ who is graduating during the current academic year and is in good academic standing is eligible.

Criteria for Nomination

The award honors excellence in faculty-mentored research and creative activities by undergraduate students that go beyond traditional coursework. These activities can be in any field; the nature of the endeavor is defined by the academic discipline. °®¶¹´«Ã½ faculty must have supervised at least a portion of the research/creative activity.

Deadline

The nomination deadline is March 4, 2025. Send nomination materials or questions to Steve Ortiz, sortiz@binghamton.edu.

Nomination Requirements

  • The unit's (school/department/program) undergraduate director or chair must make the nomination
  • Each unit may nominate only two undergraduate students
  • Nominees must be graduating seniors for the current academic year

Nomination Packets

Complete submissions must include:

  1. Letter of nomination from the unit/department
  2. A current résumé/CV
  3. At least three letters of recommendation
  4. Supplemental Information (to be completed by the student nominee and reviewed by the nominator)
    • Student's name
    • Student's class year
    • Student's email
    • Name of the faculty mentor(s) who supervise(s) the research/creative activity
    • Description of independent research/collaborative research/creative activities
    • List and brief description of past and present experience(s), including the duration and nature of involvement
    • Papers/posters presented, publications, exhibits, performances
    • Nominee's response to the following question: What are your professional aspirations and how has this research experience assisted you in achieving these goals? (200-300 words)