Are you a student seeking an exciting opportunity or awards to support your degree program? University of Minnesota, USA inviting online application for Best Dissertation Award Program. Don’t let this fantastic chance pass you by by missing the application deadline! In this article, we’ll go over this Best Dissertation Award Program’s features, benefits, and step-by-step application process. 

About Dissertation Award Program

Each year the Graduate School recognizes the University’s top recent Ph.D. graduates by presenting ‘best dissertation’ awards. The award is given in each of four broad areas:

• Arts & humanities (including history and philosophy)
• Biological and medical sciences
• Physical sciences and engineering
• Social & behavioral sciences and education

About Sponsor

The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System, and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units.

Dissertation Award Program Coverage

$1,000 honorarium and consideration for nomination to the CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award.

Dissertation Award Program Eligibility Criteria

Current and former students who will have been awarded the Ph.D., or who will have successfully defended and officially submitted their dissertations to the Graduate Student Services & Progress (GSSP) office, between July 1, 2021, and April 5, 2024, will be eligible to be nominated. UMN-Twin Cities and UMN-Duluth graduate programs that offer the Ph.D. may nominate one student.

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Required Documents

A single PDF nomination file should include the documents listed below in the following order:

• Nomination Form
• Curriculum Vitae (not to exceed 5 pages)
• DGS Nomination Letter
• Letter of Recommendation from Dissertation Advisor Layman’s Summary (one page)
• Description of dissertation research and its conclusions

How to Apply Dissertation Award Program?

Program Nomination required. Please reach out to your Director of Graduate Studies or Graduate Program Coordinator.

Official Notification

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