This list is by no means complete. Check with your department and advisor for other opportunities.
Can I get financial assistance for travel, photocopies, and other research expenses?
You can apply for assistance. See information on the Senior Work Fund and Senior Work Fellowships. Please note the deadlines!
Awards for Vermont Topics
The Center for Research on Vermont (located at UVM) sponsors two undergraduate awards:
Andrew E. Nuquist Award for Outstanding Student Research on a Vermont Topic
For In-depth studies, i.e. honors project, senior thesis, or year-long independent study.
George B. Bryan Award for Excellence in Vermont Research
For one semester, term-paper length Vermont research projects.
For details on these 2 awards, including submission guidelines and abstracts of past award-winning and finalist papers, see the Center's Student Awards for Vermont Research webpage. Note that Middlebury student papers have frequently won these prizes.
Awards for History Topics
See the History Department's Prizes & Awards webpage.
Awards for Using Quantitative Data
ICPSR Undergraduate Research Paper Competition
Awards for Other Topics
See individual academic department homepages for details on prizes offered by them.