Graduate Students
The Michigan State University Outreach and Engagement Awards honor and shine a light on exemplary community-engaged scholarship and university outreach activities through a number of recognition programs.
Nominations for all award programs due: October 17, 2022
Graduate Student Award for Community Engagement Scholarship
Recognizing and honoring students for exemplary community-engaged scholarship during their years of graduate study.
Michigan State University invites nominations for the Graduate Student Award for Community Engagement Scholarship, conferred upon up to four graduate or graduate professional students each year for outstanding community-engaged scholarship.
Nominations may be initiated by students, faculty, administrators, or community partners, and self-nominations are welcome.
The recipients will receive a plaque to memorialize their accomplishment and a stipend of $750. Upon the recommendation of the award selection committee, special commendations may be presented to up to two other nominees who are deemed to warrant recognition for their outstanding contributions and will receive a certificate and stipend of $250. The Award recipients will be formally recognized at the annual Michigan State University Outreach and Engagement Awards Ceremony.
For application and details about this award, eligibility and nomination guidelines, and past recipients, please visit: https://engage.msu.edu/awards/graduate-student-award-for-community-engagement-scholarship.
Graduate Student Award for Science Communication and Outreach
Recognizing and honoring students for excellence in science communication and outreach during their years of graduate study.
Beginning this year, Michigan State University invites nominations for the Graduate Student Award for Science Communication and Outreach, conferred in recognition of the exemplary translation and communication of ideas, issues, findings, and advances in the sciences for the general public by a graduate or graduate professional student. For the purpose of this recognition, the sciences are inclusive of the natural and social sciences, medicine, and engineering.
Faculty, administrators, community partners, members of the general public, or peers may initiate nominations. Self-nominations are also welcome and especially encouraged.
One student will be selected as the recipient of the Graduate Student Award for Science Communication and Outreach annually. The Award recipient will receive a plaque to memorialize the accomplishment and a $750 stipend. The recipient will be formally recognized at the annual Michigan State University Outreach and Engagement Awards Ceremony.
For application and details about this award, eligibility and nomination guidelines, please visit: https://engage.msu.edu/awards/graduate-student-award-for-science-communication-and-outreach.
