The Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award is provided to students based on exceptional research achievement in any physics-related field. Students are chosen from among qualified applicants on the basis of their research, letters of recommendation, and SPS participation. Evaluators will consider factors such as evidence of strong research skills, innovative and original thinking and promise for future study. Applicants must be undergraduate students at the time the application is due. Applicants must submit the title and text of research abstract, a list of references for where the research explained in the abstract has been presented or published (if any), written description of SPS-related activity, and two letters of recommendation, one from an SPS advisor and one from another faculty member or a research advisor. Please visit the award's website for more information.