Outstanding Undergraduate Award 2004

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Outstanding Undergraduate Award Program 2004
Nomination Procedure and Criteria for Selection of Winners

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Nomination Procedure

A nomination package consists of the following items (please arrange copies in this order):

1. Nomination form. (PDF)

2. Nominee's resume (two-page maximum).

3. Nominee's transcript of academic record.

4. Letters of support from two supporting nominators (two-page maximum per letter).

5. Verification statement signed by department chair. [This should simply state that the student is in good standing and eligible for the award.]

6. One-page description highlighting the student's research and other achievements. [The student should prepare this statement. Include a research title; describe the significance of the work as well as the student's specific contributions.]

A department may nominate no more than two male and two female candidates. Preference will be given to students in their senior year, or equivalent, of undergraduate study.

The nomination must reach CRA no later than October 20, 2003. An original plus three copies of the complete nomination package are required (one transcript must be an original).

Address:

CRA Undergraduate Awards
Computing Research Association
1100 Seventeenth Street NW, Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036-4632
Tel. 202-234-2111
Fax: 202-667-1066

E-mail: awards@cra.org

Criteria for Selection of Winners

The primary criterion for selection is significant research contributions. Significant contributions are ones that go well beyond classroom or internship projects. Past winners have contributed key ideas to research projects, published papers in conferences or journals, made presentations at workshops or conferences, developed software systems used by others, worked on multiple projects, or done work that resulted in patents or patent applications.

Also considered are:

Outstanding academic record, and

Service to the computing or broader community. Past winners have been mentors, tutors, or teaching assistants; officers in student organizations; volunteers in community-service organizations; or managers of computer labs or websites.

Questions and inquiries about this year's Outstanding Undergraduate Awards should be directed to awards@cra.org. The award winners will be announced on December 1, 2003.