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Each year, the Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS) partners with ProQuest to solicit nominees in four award categories. This prestigious regional competition is an important opportunity for your institution to showcase innovation and creativity by your graduate students. WAGS member institutions may only submit one nomination for each of the award categories. We encourage you to take the time to prepare a nomination for any of the four awards.
WAGS/ProQuest Award Categories
Award Details
The 2021-2022 recipient for each award will receive $1,000, a Certificate of Award, and travel expenses for the recipient to attend the WAGS Annual Conference and Awards luncheon to be held in Denver, Colorado on March 20-23, 2022.
Evaluation Criteria
- Originality of the study
- Scope and significance of the study
- Contribution to the discipline and/or profession
- Overall quality of the summary and abstract of the thesis or dissertation
- Check specific award type for additional evaluation criteria
Award Nomination Packet
- Nominators are required to prepare/upload the following materials listed below as one PDF document.
- Nomination materials must also be assembled in the same order listed below, and use the following naming convention: "Nominee's Last Name_Nominee's Institution_WAGSCreative.pdf"
- Check specific award type for additional nomination material criteria
Nominations
- Graduate Departments/Programs can each submit up to two nominations for each award ( to be confirmed)
- All nominations must be submitted to the UC San Diego WAGS Applicant Intake Form for Graduate Students no later than August 25, 2021 at 5:00 p.m PST.
- The Graduate Division will review all submissions and select one application to nominate for each award category. (to be confirmed)
- Each WAGS member institution may submit only one nomination for each of the four award Categories.
- Awards will be determined by WAGS in December 2021.
Deadlines
The submission deadline for all nominations is August 25, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PST.
Past Recipients
List coming soon!