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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Here is the information for the Research & Creativity Award. In a nutshell, this <span style="font-size: 1rem;">award you need to self-nominate. Then the Department will help you and submit letters of recommendation
on your behalf. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this process (or you can contact Dr. Judith Devine directly). Wishing you the best of luck!!! </span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond">The Florida State University Graduate School requests nominations for the
<b>Graduate Student Research and Creativity Awards Program</b>. This awards program is designed to recognize the superior scholarship of FSU graduate students. Nomination materials (with endorsement letters) are due in the FSU Dropbox
<b><u>no later than 5:00 P.M., Friday, January 31, 2020</u></b><u>. </u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Garamond">Award</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond">FSU graduate students will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to research and creative endeavors at the
<i>Celebration of Graduate Student Excellence</i> held each spring. Awards of $1,000.00 will be made to students in three disciplinary categories: natural and physical sciences including mathematics and engineering; social and behavioral sciences; and the humanities
and arts.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Garamond">Criteria</span></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Garamond">Must be an FSU degree-seeking graduate or professional student in good academic standing;
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Garamond">Must show evidence of outstanding scholarly/creative productivity as a graduate/professional student at FSU; if the effort is part of a team the nomination materials must clearly delineate the
contributions of the applicant;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Garamond">Must show evidence of national visibility in research/creative activity (e.g., publications, presentations, juried exhibits or performances). This could also include evidence of recognition and
honors <span style="color: black;">in endeavors related to the research and/or creative activities.</span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: black;">Winners of the award will be required to complete and submit three-minute videos showcasing their research/creative endeavors for the Graduate Schools
<b>GradWorld FSU</b> website. Instructions will be provided to the award winners.</span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Garamond">Nomination/Application Process</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond">Students interested in applying for this award should make their interest known to faculty who can write letters of nomination and support. Additionally, faculty are asked to identify and encourage students
to prepare application materials that will be submitted online using the FSU Dropbox. Application materials for the Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award are as follows:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family:Garamond">A brief cover letter from the nominee that clearly states in which disciplinary category the nominee wishes to be considered (at the discretion of the reviewers, any question regarding
the disciplinary category will be discussed and resolved by the reviewers, the Dean of the Graduate School and the faculty member who nominated the student);</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: windowtext;">A letter of recommendation/nomination from a Florida State University faculty member (e.g., major advisor)
</span><span style="font-family:Garamond">or administrator that addresses the selection criteria above;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family:Garamond">No more than two (2) additional letters in support of the nomination from FSU faculty;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family:Garamond">A clear, complete and non-technical description (not more than three pages and written by the nominee) of the program of research or creative activities accomplished as a graduate/professional
student at Florida State University;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family:Garamond">The nominee's vitae including grants, awards, publications, performances, exhibitions (e.g., dates, locations, page numbers, co-authorship, publication status). Indicate with an
asterisk (or by some other means) those publications, exhibitions or presentations that were selected through a formal independent referee or competitive process;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family:Garamond">Letter of endorsement from the departmental chair or dean (PLEASE SEE SELECTION SECTION BELOW).</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond">All application materials should be scanned and saved as</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond">
<b>one PDF document</b>.</span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: black;">Preparation and submission of the application materials is the responsibility of the nominee, but departments and colleges may (and are encouraged to) provide assistance. Arts
and Humanities graduate students may also provide a portfolio of their work, if applicable.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond">The number of nominations each department or college (if no departmental subunits) may submit for the Graduate Student Research and Creativity Awards will be based upon its number of graduate students.
Departments or colleges with under 100 graduate students may nominate <u>one</u> candidate; departments or colleges with 100 200 graduate students may nominate a maximum of
<u>two</u> candidates; and departments or colleges with over 200 graduate students may nominate a maximum of three candidates.
<u>Letters of support and the endorsement letter (described in item #6 above) do not need to be placed in sealed envelopes, for the nominee will upload scanned copies with other required materials to the FSU Dropbox (instructions follow).</u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond">Discipline-specific committees (natural and physical sciences including mathematics and engineering; social and behavioral sciences; and the humanities and arts) of faculty appointed by the Dean of the
Graduate School will review and score the nominee materials.</span> <span style="font-family:Garamond">
The Dean of the Graduate School will select the Research and Creativity Awards winners based on the final scores submitted by the three award selection committees. Award notifications are sent out to all applicants in March. Winners will be recognized at
the spring<i> Celebration of Graduate Student Excellence</i> ceremony scheduled in April, 2020.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond">The PDF document of nomination materials (with endorsement letters) are due in the FSU Dropbox
<u>no later than 5:00 P.M., Friday, January 31, 2020. </u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond">FSU Dropbox Directions</span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Garamond">Go to <a href="https://dropbox.ucs.fsu.edu/" data-ogsc="" style="">
https://dropbox.ucs.fsu.edu/</a> .</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Garamond">Click Login and log-in with your FSUID and password.
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Garamond">Click Drop-off.
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Garamond">Enter your information and the recipient information: Judith Devine,
<a href="mailto:jdevine@fsu.edu" data-ogsc="" style="">jdevine@fsu.edu</a> . </span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Garamond">Choose the file you would like to upload (one PDF document of the application materials).
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Garamond">Click Drop-off the File.</span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond">Questions about the nomination process, application materials preparation, etc. should be directed to Dr. Judith Devine (644-3501 or jdevine@fsu.edu).</span></p>
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