MAGS Thesis Awards
The Executive Committee of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) is soliciting nominations for the 2009 MAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Awards. The awards are to recognize and reward distinguished scholarship and research at the master’s level.
The Guidelines for the 2009 MAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Awards are:
- Each member institution may submit one nomination for the award. Each
nomination requires the written endorsement of the Dean of the Graduate School
or equivalent official. The institution selection process is the responsibility
of that individual.
- Nominations will be accepted in any discipline in which the institution
offers a master’s degree. Original works accepted by an institution “in lieu of
thesis” (such as musical compositions, published books, works of art, computer
software, etc.) may not be nominated.
- A nominee must have been awarded the master’s degree within the calendar year
from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008. Since the intent of the competition is
to recognize scholarship by students who are pursuing their first graduate research
degree, individuals who received a Ph.D. (or comparable research degree) in any
discipline prior to the writing of the master’s thesis are not eligible.
However, recipients of a first professional degree awarded prior to the writing
of the thesis may be nominated.
- The nomination consists of an electronic submission and a hard copy submission:
- The nomination form and the abstract of the nominated thesis must be submitted electronically
as an email attachment to gssr@usi.edu by
Monday, NOVEMBER 10, 2008.
Please use as the subject heading “MAGS Award.” The abstract, describing the research and its significance, must not
exceed 300 words and contain the title of the thesis and the name of the author but not the name of the nominating
institution.
- The hard copy nomination materials include: i) completed Nomination Form;
ii) two copies of the thesis (both to be returned); iii) two copies of the abstract submitted electronically.
Letters from the faculty mentor and (or) the Dean of the Graduate School or equivalent may accompany the nomination.
The complete packet of nomination materials must be received at the address
below no later than Thursday, November 13, 2008.
Materials should be sent to:
Dr. Peggy Harrel
Director of Graduate Studies
University of Southern Indiana
8600 University Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47712
FAX: (812) 464-1956
- The nomination form and the abstract of the nominated thesis must be submitted electronically
as an email attachment to gssr@usi.edu by
Monday, NOVEMBER 10, 2008.
Please use as the subject heading “MAGS Award.” The abstract, describing the research and its significance, must not
exceed 300 words and contain the title of the thesis and the name of the author but not the name of the nominating
institution.
Download the Guidelines (You need Microsoft Word to view and print this document.)
Download the Nomination Form (You need Adobe Reader to view and print this document.)
Each recipient of a MAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award will receive a $500 honorarium. In addition, up to $500 will be available to the sponsoring graduate dean to help with the recipient’s travel expenses to attend the Annual Meeting, March 31 - April 2, 2009 in Kansas City, MO. The recipient’s institution is expected to cover any additional travel expenses beyond the $500 provided by MAGS. The faculty mentor or thesis advisor will also be invited to attend the presentation ceremony.
Questions may be directed to Dr. Harrel by email at pharrel@usi.edu or by telephone at (812) 465-7015.