Russek Day Student Achievement Award Application Packet

AWARDS CLOSED for 2017

If you are a PhD student and want to compete for a Student Achievement Award please submit the following to your Department Awards Committee in one packet by March 31.   Make sure you also submit your abstract online!   Program/Departments should submit final packets to Sara Johnson in L603.

1. A copy of your poster abstract (also submitted online)
2. An official transcript of your graduate curriculum
3. A letter of support from your mentor (and any other additional letters that are supportive to help your departmental committee in their deliberations)
4. An updated CV
5. A copy of published manuscripts and/or publications in press or in final draft form.
6. A personal statement (at minimum: describe why you are in science, your particular research interests, and future career goals).   Please describe in your personal statement any activities that you have participated in during your graduate training that have enriched the academic and/or research environment for others either at the departmental or Divisional level.

Other Requirements : All students applying for awards must have already passed their qualifying exams.  If a student has previously received a second prize award (not first) they are still eligible to compete in this years’ awards program.  In addition, if a student has already defended their dissertation in 2016 and graduated, they are still eligible. See you soon!