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Nominations are open for two awards honoring graduate students who have distinguished themselves as mentors of undergraduates. Each of the six recipients will receive a $1,000 award. This year, there are important changes to the nomination process which should be reviewed carefully. The deadline to nominate is Monday, May 18, 2020.
The UCSB Graduate Division is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2020 Graduate Division Mentoring Awards. To recognize and âencourage the efforts of graduate students who serve as effective mentors, the Graduate Division offers two awards for students who have distinguished themselves in the area of undergraduate research supervision: the Fiona and Michael Goodchild Graduate Mentoring Award and the Dean's Graduate Mentoring Award. Three recipients of the Fiona and Michael Goodchild Graduate Mentoring Award and three recipients of the Dean's Graduate Mentoring Award will receive $1000 each (six awards in all).
This year, the nomination process has changed in the following important ways:
- Departments may nominate a maximum of two (2) graduate students per year to be considered for the mentoring award
- Departments should internally coordinate their selections, and nominations must be submitted by the department chair or faculty graduate program advisor
- For programs and institutes not housed in academic departments but who wish to nominate a student, please coordinate recommendations through the student's home department
The deadline to nominateâ âis Monday, May 18, 2020.
All materials must be submitted online through this form. Email and hard copy submissions will not be accepted. Please visit the award website for important information on eligibility and nomination procedures. If you have any questions, you can email âShawn Warner, Director of Professional Development for the Graduate Division.