About the Library Graduate Student Prize

The prize celebrates graduate student researchers who use the library to create outstanding, publicly engaged scholarship. Up to three prizes will be awarded for an original, unpublished, written work created while the applicant is a graduate student at UC Davis. The prize is co-sponsored by the UC Davis Library and the UC Davis Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement.

Winners will receive:

• $1,000 each
• Recognition at a public prize ceremony held at Shields Library
• A prize letter from the University Librarian and Vice Provost for Public Scholarship

Note: Prize payments are generally subject to federal tax. California residents may be subject to state tax.

Eligibility

• All currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars are eligible to apply.
• Students may submit one individually authored work or one team-authored work to which they were the first author.
• The submitted work must be an unpublished, original work by a UC Davis graduate student, professional student or postdoctoral scholar. Examples of eligible work include but are not limited to:
  • research articles
  • dissertation or thesis chapters
  • essays
  • reports on research projects
  • creative works (e.g., plays, exhibits, poetry, performance)
  • evidence-based practice projects
  • quality improvement projects
• Prize winners agree to attend the prize ceremony at Shields Library where they will be honored.

Applications deadline: Friday, December 6, 2024.  For additional information, please visit the website.  

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