GSG Excellence Award Application 2025-2026
The GSG Excellence Award is a competitive award designed to recognize the achievements of outstanding Graduate Students in their academic pursuits. A diverse panel of judges including UC faculty, and administration vote and decide on the winners. All awards carry a monetary prize of $400, a plaque, and a certificate. Items marked with a star(*) are required for all awards. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. The winners are chosen by independent and representative judging panels. All applicants/nominators must agree to abide by the rules and regulations that the GSG Excellence Awards Committee deems appropriate. Past winners of awards are ineligible for an award in the same category as their previous win.
Please select the Excellence Award you are applying for/nominating
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Please select the award you are applying for
Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Service
Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Scholarship
Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Initiative
Graduate Student Award for Advancement of Inclusion in Academia
Outstanding International Graduate Student Award
Graduate Student Association of the Year
GSG Voting Representative of the Year
GSG Committee Representative of the Year
To apply for more than one award, start a new application
Exemplary Scholarship category
Category
STEM
Humanities, Social Sciences, and Human Services
Fine and Performing Arts
Not Applicable
Member Group
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Physics
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Romance Languages & Literatures
English
Art Education (DAAP)
History
Chemistry
Sociology
Lindner Graduate Students Association
Design GSA (DAAP)
Biology
Student Academy of Audiology
Social Work Graduate Student Association
College of Nursing- Graduate Student Association
Student Occupational Therapy Association
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Civil Engineering
Psychology
Fine Arts (DAAP)
Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Speech Language Pathology / CSD
Philosophy
Geology
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association
Classics Graduate Student Association
College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services Graduate Student Association
Aerospace Engineering
Graduate Association of Pharmaceutical Science Students
Nutrition
Geography Graduate Student Organization
Mathematics
College-Conservatory of Music Graduate Student Association (CCM GSA)
Political Science Graduate Student Association
Planning (DAAP)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science GSA
Communication
Architecture GSA (DAAP)
Health Sciences Graduate Association
Anthropology
German Graduate Student Association
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Nominee Name
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First Name
Last Name
Nominee's M Number
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Nominee's UC Email Id
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Nominee's Mailing Address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Nominee's Program of Study
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Nominee's Program Start date
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Day
Year
Date
Nominee's Expected Date of Graduation
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Month
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Day
Year
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Nominee's Department
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(type NA if no applicable)
Nominee's College
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Select your College
Carl H. Lindner College of Business
College of Allied Health Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
College of Engineering & Applied Science
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
College-Conservatory of Music
College of Law
Organization's College
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Carl H. Lindner College of Business
College of Allied Health Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
College of Engineering & Applied Science
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
College-Conservatory of Music
College of Law
Proof of current semester registration - Term bill/ RESET proof incase of 'GSA of the year' Category
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Official or Unofficial grade report
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Narrative/Essay
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A narrative explaining the ways in which the nominee exemplifies the characteristics of the award category for which they are being nominated. Pdf file format only.
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Current CV or A List of Activities by the organization, with descriptions and impact
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First Letter of Recommendation
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Second Letter of Recommendation
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Nominator's name - if different from Nominee
First Name
Last Name
Nominator's email address - if different from Nominee
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Nominee/Nominator's Signature
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By signing here, you, the Nominee or the Nominator, verify that all the information and materials provided above are accurate to the best of your knowledge
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