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Awards

Fostering a culture of research excellence through awards, internships, and fellowships.

These opportunities recognize outstanding scholarly work, innovative research projects, and contributions to advancing knowledge across disciplines. Whether you’re conducting groundbreaking research, engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration, or making significant strides in your academic field, our sponsored awards are designed to support and elevate your scholarly pursuits. Explore how these opportunities can help propel your research and enhance your academic journey.

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Libraries' Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence
The Libraries' Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence (LAURE) recognizes students who demonstrate high-quality academic work and excellent library research skills. LAURE winners receive a monetary award and are featured in the UO Scholars' Bank.

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Tiny Galleries
The Tiny Galleries repurpose obsolete phone booths dating back to 1937 in the historic Knight Library entrance halls, as a unique opportunity for students to reflect on and share what they're learning, express artistic ideas, engage more deeply with the broader campus community, and contribute to academic discourse. In addition to having their work displayed, successful applicants receive a monetary award and are recognized at an opening reception.

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Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) Fellowships

Our SCUA fellowships offer anyone, regardless of institutional affiliation or status, the opportunity to work with our rich collections. Researchers working in the realms of feminist science fiction, LGBTQIA+, Ken Kesey, conservative and libertarian movements, environmental activism and the built environment and prints materials from the Americas, Europe, Africa and/or Asia are encouraged to apply.

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A History of the Native American Student Union at UO (external link)

This history was researched by Marisol Peters, a Thomas Intern with Special Collections and University Archives and co-director for the Native American Student Union. A step beyond acknowledging the original people of the land this university occupies: it recognizes contemporary contributions of Indigenous students to our campus community.
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Celebrating the 2025 LAURE Award Winners

The UO Libraries' Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence (LAURE) recognizes students who create outstanding original scholarship and demonstrate excellent library research skills. Four distinguished members of the Class of 2025 received LAURE awards at an October 23 event in the Knight Library Browsing Room.