Apply for the 2025 Undergraduate Library Research Prize

Win $1,000 for a school project completed using Library resources and services

Group photo showing Library leadership alongside 2024 ULRP winners.

This prestigious award recognizes undergraduate students who have demonstrated a strategic and effective use of the Library’s resources in support of their research and presented a research project under faculty mentorship within the past 12 months. The contest is co-sponsored by UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego Alumni and the Undergraduate Research Hub.

Eligibility

Undergraduate students are invited to submit work completed for credit-bearing courses or presented at research-focused events. Judges will review creative works, empirical research, and interpretive analysis that demonstrate sophisticated use and understanding of Library resources.

  • Creative Works include, but are not limited to, art installations, software programs, websites, digital stories, zines, musical compositions, films, digital projects, special projects and more.
  • Empirical Research includes, but is not limited to, research conducted with qualitative or quantitative methodologies, presented in formats such as research articles, poster presentations, essays and more.
  • Interpretive Analysis includes, but is not limited to, cultural criticism, literary criticism, film analysis, historiographies, social criticism and more.

Deadline

Students must submit their documentation and receive a faculty nomination by Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Cash Prizes

Five awardees will each receive a $1,000 cash prize in one of the following categories:

  • Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
  • Health & Life Sciences
  • Physical Sciences & Engineering
  • Best Project Highlighting Resources from the Data and GIS Lab
  • Best Project Highlighting Resources from Special Collections & Archives

Please review the submission guidelines on the ULRP submission page. If you have any questions, contact Tim Chu, ULRP Coordinator, at to tschu@ucsd.edu.