The Graduate School
Michael H. Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award
The Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award was established in 2008 to recognize a graduate student of exceptional distinction. The award is $10,000.
Criteria for selection include: scholastic achievement at the highest level, creative contributions beyond degree or departmental requirements, commitment to diversity, and exceptional service to UT Austin.
If you would like your student to be considered for the Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award, please complete the Outstanding Graduate Student nomination form (.pdf) (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or newer - download free Reader). Nominations will be accepted from the program Graduate Adviser OR the Graduate Studies Committee Chair. Each graduate program may nominate only one doctoral student for the award.
As with all of the Graduate School awards, the Michael H. Granof Outstanding Graduate Student award is very generously underwritten by the University Co-op.
ANNOUNCEMENT
| DATE: | January 23, 2009 |
| TO: | Chairs of Graduate Studies Committees |
| FROM: | Victoria E. Rodríguez Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies |
| SUBJECT: | Graduate Student Awards 2009 |
The Graduate School is pleased to announce its Student Awards Program for 2008-2009. As in the past, the awards will be presented at the Graduate School/University Co-op Awards Banquet in May 2009. All of the Graduate School awards and the awards banquet are very generously underwritten by the University Co-op.
The Graduate School Awards Program includes the following:
- Outstanding Graduate Student - 1 award at $10,000
- Outstanding Dissertation - 3 awards at $5,000 each
- Outstanding Thesis/Report - 3 awards at $3,000 each
- Excellence in Graduate Research - 3 awards at $3,000 each
- Outstanding Academic Employee - 3 awards at $2,500 each
A summary of the awards is printed on the awards flier (.pdf). Complete information regarding nomination criteria and submission guidelines, as well as past recipients, can be found at http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/awards/. (Flier requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download free Reader.)
For additional information, please contact:
John Dalton, Assistant Dean
Graduate School
G0400 (MAI 101)
phone: 512-232-2636
e-mail: jdalton@austin.utexas.edu