The Provost’s Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
In recognition of the importance of undergraduate research and creative activity, Indiana University Bloomington has established the Provost’s Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity. Sponsored jointly by the Provost, the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, the Award recognizes not only outstanding achievement in research and creative activity, but the importance of such creative and research experiences for undergraduates.
Student Award
The student recipients of this award will receive [TBD] for their achievement and will be recognized at the Honors Convocation in the spring semester of each year.
Faculty Mentors
This award also recognizes that faculty who mentor undergraduates make a significant difference, encouraging and guiding students, as well as engaging them in this learning process and advocating for them. A good faculty mentor provides a role model for methods of inquiry and expression in a field of study and for the responsible conduct of research and creative activity. Good mentors often provide students with their first entry into professional circles and support the dissemination of the student’s work through participation in professional conferences, exhibitions, performances, or publication.
Faculty mentors receive [TBD] research funds for personal use in the amount of $500, and $500 in funding to support the future mentoring of undergraduates. Faculty mentors will also be recognized at the Honors Convocation.
Nominations
All undergraduate students and faculty are eligible.
Students are nominated to the dean of the relevant school by professors with whom they have worked and are then selected by the school for nomination to the Provost. Each school may nominate no more than two undergraduates in each category.
Eligible papers or projects may come from disciplines across the professions, social and applied sciences, arts, humanities, natural sciences and mathematics. The categories are conceived to be broad and flexible, and to embrace activity of diverse kinds. Nominations of students who have engaged in multidisciplinary work are welcomed. In such cases, please indicate all relevant categories.
The broad categories are:
- Natural and Mathematical Sciences
- Social and Applied Sciences
- Professional Inquiry
- Performing and Creative Arts
- Humanities
Nominations must include:
a statement from the faculty mentor describing her/his/their experience in mentoring the nominee and the positive impact of the activity/mentoring on the student’s scholarship, creativity, and development a statement about the accomplishments of the nominee in the project for which she/he/they has been nominated relevant information about activity in involving and guiding undergraduate students in research or creative projects
a reflective statement by the student about how the research or creative experience has enhanced their opportunities for learning AND a brief summary of the way in which the experience was enhanced by the mentor.
- published or unpublished work by the student, or evidence of creative activity (preferably a link to a website or shared Google folder), for which the student is being nominated.
A committee of faculty reviewers then makes recommendations to the Provost.
The deadline for nominations is TBD. These should be sent to nsa@indiana.edu
The Provost will announce winners on or around TBD.
The 2024 Honors Convocation will take place on Sunday, March 26, 2023.