Deadline: July 20, 2007
Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)/University Microfilms International Distinguished Dissertation Awards are given in two broad areas each year. One person is nominated in the field of Biological and Life Sciences, and Humanities/Fine Arts.
Two CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards, each consisting of an honorarium of $1,000 and a certificate of citation, will be presented at the annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools, December 5-8, 2007, in
To be eligible, the effective date of degree award, or the completion of doctoral degree requirements and dissertation, must be in the period of July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2007, inclusive, for each nominee selected.
Each nominated dissertation should represent original work making an unusually significant contribution to the discipline. Both methodological and substantive quality will be judged.
Each nominee must provide the
- Abstract (not to exceed 10 pages) of his or her dissertation, typed double-spaced on 8-1/2" x 11" white paper.
- In addition, appendices containing non-textual material, such as charts or tables, may be included.
- The pages should be numbered, and each should bear the name of the nominee.
- Letters from three references selected by the nominee, evaluating the significance and quality of his or her dissertation work. One of these letters is to be from the nominee's dissertation supervisor, another from a member of the nominee's dissertation committee, and the third from a person of the nominee's choice.
For more information, contact:
Graduate College Fellowship Office, 204 Coble Hall, MC-322; (217) 333-0036; gradfellowships@uiuc.edu.