Graduate Studies and Research

Research

LAU Student Research Awards: Honoring Innovation

What are LAU Student Research Awards?

The yearly LAU Student Research Awards program aims to cultivate research by graduate and undergraduate students and to encourage research mentorship by faculty members.

Nominees are evaluated based on holistic bibliometric data. Factors considered include research quality, authorship position, and contribution to LAU’s global ranking. For more information, please contact your faculty advisor or email gsrinfo@lau.edu.lb.

Award Categories

Outstanding Researcher Award

Minimum requirement: At least one publication accepted or accepted with minor revisions in indexed and quality journals or prestigious conference proceedings. The student must be the first or co-first author on the article.

 

Young Researcher Award

Minimum requirement: A research paper that received a “major revision” decision in indexed research outlets. Papers under review are also considered if submitted to Q1 journals (according to Scimago Journal Ranking or JCR Impact Factor).

The final allocation of awards is based on the ranking of students who meet or exceed the minimum criteria.

 

Disciplines

Awards are announced in the following academic areas:

 

Eligibility

Eligible nominees include:

Note: Previous year’s awardees are not eligible.

 

Application Process

Faculty advisors must nominate students by completing the Students’ Research Award Application, available here.

The form can also be accessed from the LAU Portal under: My Services → EDMS Forms → Start Process

Deadline for submission: TBA

Applications will be reviewed by a committee and recommendations submitted to the Provost’s Office for final approval.

 

Awards and Recognition

Each awardee will receive:

Previous Awards

LAU Student Research Awards

Contact

For inquiries or assistance, please contact:

gsrinfo@lau.edu.lb
Office of Graduate Studies and Research