UK Libraries is offering a $1000 cash award for an undergraduate whose research project makes a substantive and creative use of UK Libraries’ collections, services, and resources. Since this is the inaugural year for this award,  we are trying to spread the word far and wide in hopes of getting a good response that is representative of all of UK’s various academic programs/communities. To that end, I was wondering if you would forward the email below to any faculty or staff in the College of Arts and Sciences who you know work directly with undergraduate students on research in any capacity. In addition to marketing directly to students through the traditional channels, I am hoping that a direct appeal from an instructor or faculty advisor (if they are willing) may encourage students who might otherwise shy away from scholarship applications—since it is not always clear to the students themselves that their work merits recognition.

Thanks,

UK Libraries