ABC Research Award

Office of Inclusive Excellence

Learn more about Hamline's ABC Research Award

Since 2010, the Office for Inclusive Excellence and Bush Library have collaborated on the Hamline Access Belonging and Community (ABC) Research Award. The Hamline ABC Research Award is given annually to an undergraduate who demonstrates excellent facility with scholarly research materials to produce a project on a related topic. The student receiving this award is recognized at the Honor's Day each year and is awarded a cash prize.

"Access, Belonging, and Community" refers to the variety found among humankind; research topics can include any topic that highlights different experiences and perspectives within various disciplines and areas that create learning opportunities. 

See past Hamline Diversity Research awardees (Google Doc).

Award criteria

  • Each project, print or non-print, must include a critically reflective discussion that:
    • Describes the research process and methodology
    • Offers an explanation of why those research choices were made
    • Outlines what concrete gains were made for future learning goals for the researcher (maximum length: two pages)
  • The project may be the result of coursework, departmental honors, journalistic writing, or a public presentation. The medium may be print or non-print.
  • The thesis of the project must be on a topic of access, belonging, and community as recognized by Hamline University.
  • The research methods must skillfully utilize a broad range of scholarly research materials to substantiate the thesis, and indicate an understanding of the historical, social, and disciplinary context of the research while showing awareness of the contemporary debates impacting higher education.
  • The project will be judged for originality of thought and effective communication by the award committee which consists of a faculty member, a librarian, and the vice president for Inclusive Excellence.

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