Reading Room

Resources Available

Thesis-Related

• Honors Degree with Distinction and Degree with Distinction senior thesis directory
• Honors Degree with Distinction and Degree with Distinction senior theses
• Senior Thesis Handbook
• Senior Thesis Format Manual

Undergraduate Research

• Copies of faculty and student journal articles
• Sampling of research by undergraduates nationwide
• University of Delaware Undergraduate Researchers in the News (blue binder)
• Information on McNair Scholars, Bank Street Scholars, InterFuture
• Scholars Programs (Science & Engineering, Arts & Humanities, CHEP, Social Sciences)
• Enquiry (UD research journal)
• Style guides for research papers (e.g., MLA, APA)
• Campus-based research awards

Awards, Grants and Scholarships--Graduate and Undergraduate

• Peterson's Grants for Graduate Students
• Orise (Oak Ridge Institute for Sciences and Education) Resource Guide (D.O.E.)
• The Graduate Scholarship Book
• The Scholarship Book
• The Harvard College Guide to Grants
• Free Money for Graduate School
• List of fellowship winners

Graduate School Application Information

• Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States (NRC evaluation--evaluates graduate programs)
• "Applying to Graduate School: Some Pointers" flyer
• "Departmental Faculty to Contact About Graduate Study" flyer
• "Departmental Graduate School Information Sessions" flyer

Location of Resources

Senior Theses

Senior theses are organized by student name. A directory is on the shelf.

Lists and Publications

All handbooks are on the shelf to the right of the fireplace.  Publications of abstracts, research articles and literary writings are on the bottom shelves facing the entrance to the UR office.  Copies of student and faculty journal articles are in labeled binders.

Grants and Guide Books for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

All books are on the shelves facing the entrance to the UR office.

How to Use the Undergraduate Research Reading Room

Any student considering a national or international scholarship for graduate and/or undergraduate work is encouraged to  make an appointment in the URP office. Preparation for many of these awards begins early in your college career.