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Beginning Jan. 20, 2019, applications will be accepted for two new presidential graduate student medal awards, one for a master’s student and one for a doctoral student at ������Ƶ.

“Acknowledging graduate students for their accomplishments is an important part of being a national research university and insuring a rewarding, quality academic experience,” said ������Ƶ President M. Duane Nellis. “We commend all graduate students who strive for excellence academically and professionally.”

The first is the Presidential Medal for Outstanding Research or Creative Excellence Demonstrated by a Doctoral Student, which was created to recognize a doctoral student who have demonstrated academic excellence in research or creative activitiy, as it relates to his or her field of study. This may include, but is not limited to, a project, publication, or body of work.

To be considered for the one-time, $1,000 doctoral student award, each applicant must:

• Be a currently enrolled doctoral student at ������Ƶ at time of application.
• Be in good academic standing.
• Have shown strong potential to conduct high-level, original work and make contributions to the scholarly literature in their field.
• Provide a statement highlighting his or her accomplishments and activities as related to the award’s purpose in less than 1,000 words.
• Provide two letters of recommendation where the reference addresses the quality of the student’s work. One must come from a current OHIO faculty member (limit to two pages per reference).
   

The second award is the Presidential Medal for Scholarly or Creative Excellence Demonstrated by a Master’s Student, created to recognize a master’s student whose research or creative activity directly contributes to the educational, economic, physical, social or cultural well-being of a given community, locally or around the globe. Special consideration will be given to those with research focused in Appalachia.

To be considered for the one-time $1,000 graduate student award, each applicant must:

• Be a currently enrolled master’s student at ������Ƶ at the time of application.
• Be in good academic standing.
• Provide a statement highlighting his or her accomplishments and activities as related to the award’s purpose in less than 750 words.
• Provide two letters of recommendation where the reference addresses the quality of the student’s work. One must come from a current OHIO faculty member (limit to two pages per reference).

Applications open on Jan. 20, 2019, and the deadline to apply is Feb. 20, 2019.