The MCF Undergraduate Award is designed to encourage students to become involved in all aspects of a scientific research project. In order to be considered for the award, a student under the sponsorship of a faculty member from a recognized institution, must submit a research proposal for a project in which Chromatography or some other form of separation science plays an important role. 

A panel of at least three reviewers will choose what it feels is the best proposal based on the following criteria:

•  Project must be one in which Chromatography or some other separation technique is used (electrophoresis, mass spec, etc) plays a vital role
• Topic may be an original, short proposal or a short project that supports a long term research project of an advisor or faculty member
• Projects on the theory of separation and on the use of computers in Chromatography are encouraged
• Proposals will be judged on creativity, originality, and the likelihood of success, but not on the sophistication of the equipment used. Hence a project involving TLC has an equal chance of being selected as one involving a mass spec.

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