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Competitive Awards Purpose: Recognition of the highest achievement in master's degree research based on projects completed between October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 Award: $500 Honorarium from the Graduate School, nomination for the MAGS Distinguished Thesis Award, and recognition during the Distinguished Graduate Student Awards Ceremony. If selected by MAGS, the award winner receives a $500 honorarium from MAGS and travel expenses to attend the annual MAGS conference. Eligibility: Graduate degree-seeking candidates who completed a thesis as part of the requirements for the master's degree during the dates specified. Application: Application guidelines are available from Graduate Coordinators in academic departments. Each department or program will select one thesis from among those submitted to forward to the Council on Graduate Studies for consideration. The department or program will submit to the graduate school two copies of the thesis being nominated, two copies of an abstract of the thesis not to exceed 300 words which describes the research and its significance, a one-page resume of the nominee, and a letter from the graduate faculty mentor noting the significance and quality of the work. The 300 word abstract must contain the title of the thesis and the name of the author, but not the name of the nominating institution. Deadline: 4:30 p.m. on the third Friday of October each year. (The 2009 deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2009) Number: One award per year Selection: Award winners are selected by the Awards Committee of the Council on Graduate Studies. Obligation: The candidate selected for the EIU Distinguished Thesis Award is required to present the thesis during the Annual Graduate Student Exposition in April each Spring Semester. Students no longer on campus at the time of the Exposition may have their work presented by a faculty mentor or colleague. Title: Purpose: Recognition of the highest achievement in graduate research from each of the four academic colleges based on master's thesis projects completed between October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Recipients will be selected from among those who are nominated for, but do not receive, the EIU Distinguished Master's Thesis Award. Award: $200 Honorarium from the Graduate School and recognition during the Distinguished Graduate Student Awards Ceremony Eligibility: The same eligibility requirements as the EIU Distinguished Thesis Award Application: Application guidelines are those outlined for the EIU Distinguished Master's Thesis Award Competition and Midwest Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Thesis Nomination Deadline: 4:30 p.m. on the third Friday of October each year. (The 2009 deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2009) Number: Four awards per year: one each in the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Education & Professional Studies, the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences, and the College of Sciences. Selection: Award winners are selected by an Awards Subcommittee of the Council on Graduate Studies Obligation: The candidate selected in each college is required to present the thesis during the Annual Graduate Student Exposition in April each Spring Semester. Students no longer on campus at the time of the Exposition may have their work presented by a faculty mentor or colleague. Title: Purpose: Recognition of the highest achievement in graduate research based on non-thesis graduate research/creative activity projects required for a degree program and completed between January 1 and December 31 each year. (The 2010 competition will recognize a project that was completed for a degree earned in May, August or December of 2009.) Award: $500 Honorarium from the Graduate School and recognition during the Distinguished Graduate Student Awards Ceremony. Eligibility: Graduate degree-seeking candidates who completed the research/creative activity as part of the requirements for the graduate degree during the dates specified. Nominations: All nominations are electronic. A complete nomination packet includes a letter of nomination from the graduate faculty mentor noting the significance and quality of the work; a written abstract of the project not to exceed 300 words which describes the project and its significance, a one-page resume of the nominee, and a copy of the project. The copy may be submited as a text file if the project is a written document; as an images or images if the project is artwork; or as a media/video file if the project is a recital, performance, or presentation. The abstract must include the title of the project, the name of the degree program, and the name of the author. Deadline: 4:30 p.m. first Friday of February each year. (The 2010 deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2010 ) Number: One award per year. Program Nomination: Each degree program selects one project to forward to the Graduate School's College Screening Committee. Program nominations are reviewed and selected according to procedures developed by the degree program. College Screening Committee : The Graduate School's College Screening Committee will select two nominees from each college to be considered for selection by the Council on Graduate Studies. The four College Screening Committees are composed of the Graduate Coordinator or the Coordinator's designee from each program in the college. Council on Graduate Studies: The Distinguished Research/Creative Activity Award recipient is selected by the Council on Graduate Studies Awards Committee from the eight nominations forwarded from the College Screening Committees. Obligation:The candidate selected for the EIU Distinguished Research/Creative Activity Award is required to present the project during the Annual Graduate Student Exposition in April each Spring Semester. Students no longer on campus at the time of the Exposition may have their work presented by a faculty mentor or colleague. Title: Purpose: Recognition of the highest achievement in non-thesis graduate research/creative activity in each of the four academic colleges based on non-thesis research/creative activity projects completed between January 1 and December 31 each year. (The 2010 competition will recognize a project that was completed for a degree earned in May, August or December of 2009.) Recipients will be selected from among those who are nominated for but do not receive the EIU Distinguished Research/Creative Activity Award. Award: $200 Honorarium from the Graduate School and recognition during the Distinguished Graduate Student Awards Ceremony. Eligibility: Graduate degree-seeking candidates who completed the research/creative activity as part of the requirements for the graduate degree during the dates specified. Application: Application guidelines are those outlined for the EIU Distinguished Research/Creative Activity Award Nomination. Deadline: 4:30 p.m. first Friday of February each year. (The 2010 deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2010 ) Number: Four awards per year; one each in the College of Arts & Humanities, the College of Education & Professional Studies, the Lumpkin College of Business & Applied Sciences, and the College of Sciences. Program Nomination: Each degree program selects one project to forward to the Graduate School's College Screening Committee. Program nominations are reviewed and selected according to procedures developed by the degree program. College Screening Committee : The Graduate School's College Screening Committee will select two nominees from each college to be considered for selection by the Council on Graduate Studies. The four College Screening Committees are composed of the Graduate Coordinator or the Coordinator's designee from each program in the college. Council on Graduate Studies: The Distinguished Research/Creative Activity Award recipient is selecged by the Council on Graduate Studies Awards Committee from the eight nominations forwarded from the College Screening Committees. Obligation: The candidate selected in each College is required to present the project during the Annual Graduate Student Exposition in April each Spring Semester. Students no longer on campus at the time of the Exposition may have their work presented by a faculty mentor or colleague. Title: Purpose: The purpose of the Graduate School Research Awards Competition is to provide financial incentives for outstanding graduate research and creative activity projects that include opportunities for graduate students to partner with external businesses, industries or educational agencies to foster improvements and development of new creative ideas. Award: Up to $1000 depending on the quality of the proposal and recognition during the Distinguished Graduate Students Award Ceremony Application: Applications require submission of a proposal packet that includes a proposal cover sheet, an abstract of the project, a project budget, a one-page resume of the graduate candidate, a letter of support from the partner agency, and a letter of support from the graduate faculty mentor. Click here for the proposal form. Deadline: Completed proposals must be received by the Graduate School by the first Friday of November each fall and the first Friday of February in the spring. (Fall 2009 competition - deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2009) (Spring 2010 competition – contingent upon available funds – deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2010) Number: Eight awards per year are granted. The initial distribution is two awards distributed to each academic college. If there are no submissions from a college or if there are no projects selected from a college, the available award(s) will be open to university-wide consideration. Selection: All award proposals are reviewed and selected by the Awards Committee of the Council on Graduate Studies Obligation: All candidates selected for an award are required to present their proposal or completed projects during the Annual Graduate Student Exposition in April each Spring Semester. Students no longer on campus at the time of the Exposition may have their works presented by a faculty mentor or colleague. Williams Travel Grants were established to provide travel support for EIU graduate degree-seeking candidates who have papers or creative works accepted for presentation at regional, state, national or international conferences between July 1 and June 30 of the current fiscal year (The current competition covers presentations made from (July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010). Award: These grants are for reimbursement of documented travel expenses up to $500. Grants will be made based on the quality of the application. A 25% match from the candidate's department is encouraged. Williams Travel Grant Winners are required to present their projects during the Annual Graduate Student Exposition each spring semester. Students no longer on campus at the time of the Exposition may have their work presented by a faculty mentor or colleague. Eligibility: Graduate degree-seeking candidates who are enrolled at the University during the term the project was presented. Deadline: Fall Competition: 4:30 p.m. on the first Friday of November each year (The Fall 2009 deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2009). Spring Competition: 4:30 p.m. on the first Friday in February (The Spring 2010 deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2010). The Spring competition is dependent on availability of funding. Application: A Williams Travel Grant application will consist of the following:
Provisional Consideration: Students who have submitted a paper for peer review but may not receive notification of acceptance before the spring due date may request provisional consideration. The Provisional Consideration Application requires completion of the standard Williams Travel application form as outlined above and must include a letter requesting provisional approval until the student has received notification of the paper's acceptance for presentation. If Provisional Consideration is approved, the student must provide evidence that the paper was accepted for presentation, as outlined in the application guidelines above, in order to receive the award. The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in (DFI) Illinois Program Board and the Illinois Board of Higher Education has applications available for the 2009-2010 DFI Fellowship Program. The DFI program annually provides competitive fellowship awards to over 100 Illinois minority graduate students. The program aids students to complete graduate degrees (master’s or doctoral) leading to faculty or staff positions at Illinois higher education institutions. Applicants must be enrolled full-time and file their FAFSA by February 6, 2009 in order to be eligible.
Award winners may receive up to $20,000 in scholarship stipend. Completed applications must be submitted to Eastern Illinois University's DFI Representative on or before February 20, 2009 at 5pm.
Submit completed applications to:
Bill Elliott,
DFI Representative,
Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Admissions,
Graduate School, 1201 Blair hall, email: wjelliott@eiu.edu |
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