Library Research Award: Home

The Madison College Libraries award a cash prize and award plaque annually to a Madison College student for an exemplary research paper or project. 

2024-2025 Library Research Award Winner

Joan Cho 

Climate change: its ripple effect on moths

English 1 -- Instructor Andrew McQuaig

2023-2024 Library Research Award Winner

Benjamin Brehm 

Aquifers half full: confronting the groundwater depletion issue in the United States

English 2 -- Instructor Kevin Piper

To be eligible for the Library Research Award:

• The student must be registered in a credit class during the Fall semester 
• The student's entry must have been created in the Fall semester
• Only one entry per student
• Entries for the Fall 2025 semester contest must be submitted as an email attachment by December 23, 2025 to mluetkehoelt@madisoncollege.edu 
• The body of the entry email must include the name of the class and instructor, as well as a brief paragraph reflecting on the student's library research experience
• Submissions are preferred in the form of a Word document or PowerPoint presentation, but other formats may be accepted with library permission
• At least five research sources must be included, of which at least three need to come from the library's catalog or subscription databases
• A citation page (Works Cited or References) of all sources used must be included

Judging: 

• Will be done by a panel of library staff and select Madison College instructors
• Will use a rubric grading the reflective paragraph, the body of the research project, and sources used

By submitting a paper or project for consideration:

• Entrants acknowledge the entry was produced following college Academic Integrity Policies https://students.madisoncollege.edu/policies/academic-integrity 
• Entrants must agree to have their submissions, if a winner, published on the Madison College Libraries website and other college promotional efforts