The Donald N. Langenberg Undergraduate Research Award in Physics is an award based on a gift by Dr. Freeman Hrabowski in honor of Dr. Donald Langenberg, the previous Chancellor University of Maryland System. This award is $500 to an individual student to support the student in performing research carried out in the Physics Department at UMBC.

Students planning to carry out a research project, either as part of the requirements for Departmental Honors in Physics, or simply as part of their educational experience, are invited to apply for this award. The attached cover sheet should be used when submitting an application. The students must give a concise description of the project, the expected outcome, and how this award would facilitate the research. This description should include:

1. STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC AIM(s), PURPOSE, OR GOAL(s)
   A concise, complete statement of what the principal goal or goals of the research will be. What you seek to discover, create, prove, etc.
2. MOTIVATION
   Explain why your particular topic is important. Because the "motivation" section is generally based on a literature review, most of the references will be cited here. The motivation section may end in a conclusion about the gaps in knowledge, and the conclusion will lead nicely into a repeat of the statement of the specific aims of the proposal.
3. METHODS
   Explain how you intend to carry out your research, and therefore, how the specific aim(s) will be fulfilled. You need to explain in enough detail so that a reviewer can judge whether your project has a chance of succeeding.
4. BUGDET Explain how the money will be used. Will this be used to procure materials for the research, to fund dissemination of the results, or to support the student?
5. EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION (How do you plan to evaluate your work?)
   Explain how, when you have completed your work outlined in the methods, you will determine whether you goals have been met. How will you, or the intended audience, evaluate your research? If your idea doesnŐt work, do you have alternative methods to try? How will your results be shared with the intended community?
6. ROLE OF THE FACULTY MENTOR/ADVISOR
   Explain how you will interact with the faculty mentor, and how you will ensure that you are performing in your own research project.