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The Donald N. Langenberg Undergraduate Research Award in Physics is an award based on a gift by UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski in honor of Dr. Donald Langenberg, the previous Chancellor of the University System of Maryland.
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 designated cover sheet should be used when submitting a request to be considered for this award, as well as a letter of support from the applicant’s faculty research mentor. Students must give a concise description of the project, the expected outcome, and how this award would facilitate the research. This description should include:
- STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC AIMS, PURPOSE, OR GOALS
A concise, complete statement of what the principal goal or goals of the research will be. What you seek to discover, create, prove, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- BUDGET
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?
- 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 doesn’t work, do you have alternative methods to try? How will your results be shared with the intended community?
- 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.
The application and cover sheet must be supported by a letter from the applicant's faculty research mentor. Students must submit their application materials by 5:00pm on the third Friday in February to
UMBC Department of Physics
Physics Building, Room 220
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
 UMBC Physics Undergraduate Scholarship Cover Sheet (Word Doc)
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