The Great Plains CESU is pleased to provide an annual Graduate Student Award in recognition of the mission of the CESU system to train students and involve students in partnership research projects. Our award recognizes outstanding accomplishments by graduate students involved in Great Plains CESU projects.
Graduate Student Award
Criteria
Nominees for the award must have worked on a project administered by the GP CESU and be in a graduate program or have graduated in the last academic year prior to nomination. Considerations for nomination should include one or several of the following:
- The student has delivered an outstanding service or product, including innovative and impactful research, a well-written thesis, or other research or outreach product.
- The student’s work has had a direct and exceptional impact on federal agency resource management.
- The student’s work is of exceptional educational value to the federal agency and/or the general public.
Nomination Procedure
Nominations for the award are ongoing through the year. The Annual Deadline for Nominations is September 15. Nominations received after that will be considered for the following year. If you have any questions, please direct them to the Great Plains CESU office (gpcesu@unl.edu).
Evaluation and Selection Process
After the annual deadline, all nominations will be reviewed and evaluated by the Great Plains CESU academic team. Nominators and nominees will be contacted via email.