The University Research Scholar (URS) designation is awarded to graduating seniors for outstanding performance in undergraduate research and creative activity.
Candidates for the University Research Scholar Designation
- must have made a presentation at a UNC Asheville Symposium or other public forum
- must have published the results of the research or creative activity work in the UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Research or other peer-reviewed journal. Students wishing to receive the designation but not publish in the Journal (example they wish to publish elsewhere in the future or the project contains proprietary information) may submit work for review through the Journal process, but request for final project to not be published.
Students who present at the Fall or Spring Symposium and publish in the UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Research will automatically be awarded the URS distinction. Students in disciplines in which a Symposium presentation or scholarly paper is not a standard product can be nominated by a faculty member. Students interested in being nominated should discuss it with their faculty mentors. Departments should establish standard criteria and nominate students through this nomination form. Nominations are due the same day as journal submission. Please refer to the Calendar page for this semester’s deadlines.