University of Cincinnati Graduate School Awards

The Graduate School offers graduate students and faculty several opportunities for award and recognition. The following is a brief list of our major awards and their descriptions as well as a link to the current recipients of each award, when applicable.

Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Outstanding Thesis Award

The MAGS outstanding Thesis Award recognizes UC recent master’s graduates who have demonstrated exceptional scholarship in their theses. UC full-time faculty are encouraged to nominate a recently-graduated master’s student for this award. UC will then choose one student to nominate to MAGS, where a final selection will be made. MAGS will then award each recipient a $500 honorarium. In addition, $500 will also be available to help with the recipient’s travel expenses to attend the Annual Meeting.
Calls for nominations go out at the beginning of the fall quarter.

Regents Graduate/Professional Fellowship Program

The Ohio Board of Regents (OBR) Graduate/Professional Fellowship program recognizes the outstanding academic achievement of some of Ohio’s most talented Baccalaureate graduates and encourages the pursuit of graduate/professional study at Ohio colleges and universities. UC can nominate up to 3 candidates to be reviewed by the OBR selection committee and at least one UC student will be chosen for the award. The award recipient will receive $3500 each year for 2 years of full-time graduate/professional study at an eligible public/private Ohio institution.
Calls for nominations typically go out in the middle of fall quarter.

Editorial Assistantship Award

The Editorial Assistantship Award provides support to faculty who choose to take on journal editing responsibilities. The award consists of an $11,000 stipend (10 month appointment) and a full tuition scholarship to selected faculty for the hiring of a graduate student to act as his or her Editorial Assistant.
Calls for applications typically go out at the end of fall quarter.

Yates Scholars Program

The mission of the Yates Scholars Program at the University of Cincinnati is to enrich the educational environment for all graduate students by supporting the recruitment and retention of underrepresented ethnic minorities who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents with high potential for academic success in graduate programs at the University of Cincinnati. Students are nominated through the graduate programs into which they wish to be accepted. Please visit here, for more information.
Calls for nominations go out at the beginning of winter quarter.

Excellence in Teaching Award

The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes one outstanding graduate teaching assistant for his or her achievements in the classroom. Academic departments with graduate programs are encouraged to nominate one graduate teaching assistant from each program in the department. Nominees must meet the criteria on the attached page, and documentation of all achievements upon which the nominations are based must be submitted with the nominations.

The recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award will be recommended by a faculty committee. The award will consists of a check for $1,000 and a plaque citing the recipient’s outstanding teaching.Each of the graduate assistants nominated by his or her college will also receive a plaque.
Calls for nominations typically go out in the middle of winter quarter.

Excellence in Mentoring Award

Details are coming soon. Email Cheryl.Morgan@uc.edu if you have any questions.

CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award

The University of Cincinnati selects one student to nominate to the CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award. Two awards are given annually, at the national level, in two different broad areas. This year’s fields of competition are: Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Social Sciences. Individuals must be nominated for these awards by a member institution.
Please see here for more details.
Calls for nominations typically go out at the end of Winter Quarter.