Dean of the Graduate School Undergraduate Mentoring Award

Introduction: 

The Dean of the Graduate School Undergraduate Mentoring Award is an award given to a graduate student who has gone above and beyond to mentor undergraduate students in a research setting. This award is provided by the GSG to recognize the effort graduate students display in mentoring their mentees.

Nomination: 

To be considered for the award, applicants must complete the application form and provide a mentor impact statement. A nomination form from your mentee is also required for this application.

The mentor impact statement shall contain

  • Your goal as a mentor
  • Your mentoring techniques
  • Support provided to mentees
  • Positive impact on your mentees through your mentoring
  • Highlights of your mentoring

Please make sure that your mentor impact statement is uploaded as a PDF. Your statement shall follow the following guidelines

  • 12-point font size; Times New Roman
  • A minimum word limit of 250 and a maximum word limit of 500
  • The paragraph shall be single-spaced or double spaced
  • Your full name, date, and the award you are applying to must be present on the page header
  • The PDF to be uploaded should be named as follows: FirstName_LastName_AwardName

To apply, please complete this application form, and your mentee must complete the nomination form.

Selection process: 

The Graduate Student Government Awards Committee will be solely responsible for the selection of nominees. The selected nominees will then be approved by the Graduate School.

Your mentor impact statement and the nomination letter shall entirely be utilized to appraise your application.

Awards: 

$500 and a certificate

The awardee will be notified after selection and the award will be presented during The University of Maine Student Symposium Award ceremony on Friday, April 12th at 3:15 pm.

Deadline 

The application form will close on Friday, March 22th, 2024 at 5:00 pm.

If you have any questions please reach out to gsg@maine.edu

Contact:

If you have any questions about the awards or the nomination process, please contact the Vice President or send an email to gsg@maine.edu.