Annual Graduate College Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award Nomination Instructions
The Annual Graduate College Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award is given to the most outstanding doctoral dissertation or master's thesis in each of the four Graduate Program divisions. Each of the awards include a monetary award ($500 for master's thesis winners and $1,000 for doctoral dissertation winners).
The divisional categories are:
- Arts and Humanities
- Behavioral and Social Science
- Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
Deadline
For the deadline for the program/department to submit a PDF of the all of the required material listed above please visit the Fellowship and Awards Deadline page for deadlines. [4 p.m. on October 25, 2017.] Individual extensions cannot be granted.
Eligibility
Every calendar year, each graduate program can nominate one masters and one doctoral student. The student must have already officially graduated, and must be from a program that is within the Graduate College.
For the 2017 cycle, eligible students are those whose degree was officially awarded by UIC in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, or Summer 2017.
List of eligible students for 2017 competition. (Note: There are two worksheets, one for PhD and one for masters.)
Application Procedures
The Director of Graduate Studies for a program must put forth the nomination of the outstanding thesis or dissertation. (See the public-view, i.e. student, of the award information.The student does not self-nominate, but may inquire about the award.)
The program/department collects and submits the following items as a single PDF file to the Graduate College via a secure link, for review by the Awards Committee:
- A completed Annual Graduate College Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award Application (fillable Word template).
- A letter of nomination from the Director or Graduate Studies or Department Head describing the impact of this research on the field.
- A letter of support from the primary advisor (i.e., the advisor responsible for the research for the thesis).
- A copy of the thesis abstract (refer to the Graduate College Thesis Manual for format; however, the limit on length does not apply for this submission). Supplied by student.
- A concise (300 word maximum) description of the significance of the research presented in the dissertation or thesis. This may be based on the abstract but written in language suitable for faculty from neighboring disciplines. Supplied by student.
- A current curriculum vita that includes a list of awards, honors, publications, and presentations. Supplied by student.
NOTE: EACH PROGRAM MAY NOMINATE ONLY ONE MASTER'S AND ONE DOCTORAL STUDENT
FAQs
Submission Instructions
- Save the forms/documents listed above as one single PDF per nominee.
Tips on combining multiple PDF documents
(updated 27 January 2010)
- The PDF file should be saved using the following naming convention:
OTD_YearofAward_ProgramNameAbbreviation_Degree_NomineeLastNameFirstInitial.pdfExample - 2017 PhD nominee from History named Wilhelm Schmidtchen: OTD_2017_Hist_PHD_SchmidtchenW.pdf
- Do not leave spaces in the pdf name. There is a 2GB size limit on each individual file.
When you are ready to upload the PDF file to the Graduate College, click on the Box link provided below and file in the correct division by 4 p.m. on October 25, 2017.
- The Graduate College uses University of Illinois Box for all submissions. Box accounts are free to all UIC students, staff and faculty.
- Find the location for the file on your computer and choose the file.
- After the file is selected, click on the 'upload' button.
- The file is secure and only the owners of the Box account (i.e., Graduate College staff) have access to veiw the contents of the file.
Received nominations:
Last Name | First Name | Department | Division |
Adibfar | Leili | Art History | AH |
Funk | Tiffany | Art History | AH |
Mestaz | James | History | AH |
Castellanos | Jose | English | AH |
Leving | Lauren | Museum and Exhibition Studies | AH |
Baxter | Janella | Philosophy | AH |
Schaefer | Derek | Germanic Studies | AH |
Sin | Ray | Sociology | BSS |
Bhat | Meghna | Criminology | BSS |
Tabahi | Suhad | Social Work | BSS |
Rubaci Uygur | Arin | Urban Planning and Policy | BSS |
Madhi | Khalid | Political Science | BSS |
Markovich | Alexander | Anthropology | BSS |
Kinney | Kerry | Psychology | BSS |
Manson | Kirk | Psychology | BSS |
Annicchiarico Petruzzelli | Fausto | ECE | EMPS |
Siriaksorn | Thanakorn | Civil Engineering | EMPS |
Gursoy | Gamze | Bioinformatics | EMPS |
Noohi Bezanjani | Ehsan | ECE | EMPS |
Sinha Ray | Sumit | Mechanical Engineering | EMPS |
Cheng | Qianshun | Mathematics | EMPS |
Uribe Ortiz | Camila | Chemical Engineering | EMPS |
Donovan | Alexander | Chemical Engineering | EMPS |
Rayahin | Jamie | BPS | LS |
Bunsawat | Kanokwan | Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Rehabilitation | LS |
Kopit | Alison | Disability and Human Development | LS |
Patsavas | Alyson | Disability Studies | LS |
Shy | Brian | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics | LS |
Gorman | Kevin | Biological Sciences | LS |
Murphy | Molly | Public Health | LS |
Bartolotti (Long) | Nancy | GEMS, Anatomy and Cell Biology | LS |
Patel | Prakruti | Kinesiology,NutritionandRehabilitation(Rehabtrack) | LS |
Fortin | Samantha | Nueroscience | LS |