SNRE internal deadline = 11/1/13

Rackham deadline = 1/22/14

SNRE may nominate up to 2 students for these awards. Up to twenty $1,000 awards will be made. Faculty should notify Diana W by 1 November 2013 if they would like to nominate someone. Faculty nomination statements (maximum 1 page) must be submitted to dianaw@umich.edu. Also needed--a copy of all of the student's teaching evaluation summaries. The Scholarship Committee will determine which nominations to go forward with.

Once the SNRE nominees have been identified, Diana W will work with them and their nominators to complete the official nomination dossier.

This is a labor and time intensive activity, so thinking and planning ahead is critical.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Eligible students must have COMPLETED at least two terms (not necessarily consecutive) as GSIs. NOTE: Students whose second term of teaching will occur in the final semester of their program may be nominated for next year's Outstanding GSI competition, even though they may no longer be enrolled at the University by that time.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Nominees must demonstrate:

• exceptional ability and creativity as teachers
• continuous growth as teachers (e.g., by seeking to refine their own teaching skills and helping others to do the same)
• service as outstanding mentors and advisors to their students, colleagues and others in need of their help; and
• growth as scholars in the course of their graduate programs

Additional information describing this award and the complete guidelines for preparing the official required nomination materials can be found on Rackham's website:

http://www.rackham.umich.edu/faculty_staff/awards/student_funding/outsta...