You don't need a thesis to win a prize when you graduate in 985. 985 undergraduate thesis only needs to pass the requirements of the school thesis and pass the sampling inspection to graduate. 985 master's degree thesis should be published in regular journals. Periodical requirements: international periodicals (sci, ssci, scie), Chinese core periodicals (Peking University core, Nantah core) and international conferences (included in ei or istp). Number of papers published. Different universities have different requirements for the number of papers published before master's and doctor's graduation. At least two professional academic papers (including employment) should be published in domestic core and above journals.