Norma J. Lang Prize for Undergraduate Information Research

About the Lang Prize

The Norma J. Lang Prize for Undergraduate Information Research recognizes undergraduate students whose research projects:

• Make extensive use of library resources, services or expertise
• Advance the students’ understanding of the academic research process

Launched in 2017, the Norma J. Lang Prize for Undergraduate Information Research is funded by a bequest from the late UC Davis Professor Emerita of Botany, Norma J. Lang.

Awards

First, second and third-place prizes will be awarded every year in each of these two areas:

• Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
• Science, Engineering & Mathematics

First prize: $2,000; second prize: $1,500; third prize: $1,000.

Types of Entries Accepted

• Creative Works, including, but not limited to, an art installation, software program, musical composition, film or video, special project, etc.
• Empirical Research, including, but not limited to, research conducted with qualitative or quantitative methodologies, e.g., research articles and essays.
• Interpretive Analysis, including, but not limited to cultural/literary criticism, film analysis, historiographies, social criticism, etc.

Judges will evaluate submissions using the Lang Prize Undergraduate Students Rubric (pdf).