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Pitts Theology Library Student Research Award
Award Description
This award, established in 2021, is given annually at the Candler Honors Day Ceremony to a Candler student who demonstrates creativity in research, maturity in theological thought, and excellence in using library resources to mount an argument, all demonstrated through a submitted research project. Applicants will submit a single research paper or project, a work completed for Candler coursework in the current academic year. All documents should emailed to pittsresearchaward@emory.edu before the deadline.
Submission Deadline
March 10; All documents should emailed to pittsresearchaward@emory.edu.
Student Eligibility
To be eligible to win this award, all applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a current Candler masters-level or DMin student in good academic standing;
- Have completed the submitted research as a project related to a course completed at Candler School of Theology (edits for submission are permitted);
- Be willing for the library to share the submitted project through a link on the library's website.
Eligible Types of and Formats of Submissions
All submissions must be significant research projects, though there is no single format dictated. Written papers should be at least 2,500 words, submitted as a single PDF, formatted using the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition) Notes and Bibliography system. Digital projects should be submitted as a link to a hosted project. All resources used in a digital project should be cited following the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition). Each submission should be accompanied by a cover letter of no more than 300 words that provides the background or context for the project and briefly addresses the criteria for selection. All submissions should be stripped of any personal-identifying information, as the submission will be judged blindly.
Criteria for Selection
Award submissions will be assessed on the following criteria:
- Originality of the argument and engagement with scholarly conversations;
- Clarity of thought, argumentation, and the use of evidence;
- Effective application of information literacy principles, including determining information needs, evaluating and analyzing information, and making responsible use of information by providing appropriate and accurate citations;
- Sophistication and originality in the use of library or archival collections, not limited to those owned by Emory University. Particular attention will be given to those projects that make use of primary sources.
- Creativity in the argument, use of evidence, and mode of presentation.
Selection Committee
All submissions will be blindly reviewed by a committee that consists of the following members:
- Director of Pitts Theology Library
- A reference librarian from Pitts Theology Library
- The Systems and Digital Scholarship Librarian from Pitts Theology Library
Submissions will be received via a third party (pittsresearchaward@emory.edu), stripped of identifying information, and transmitted to the committee.