Dean of Academic Life
The President's Award For Outstanding Academic Achievement And Promise For Postgraduate Study By A Junior
This award is given to up to three juniors who present outstanding personal essays and project statements, drafted in consultation with a prestigious awards advisor designated by the College, and who then successfully complete an interview. The awards are intended to provide excellent students with an opportunity to prepare for competition for national and international awards including the British Marshall, Fulbright, and National Science Foundation.
Students may be from any major and must have a minimum 3.4 grade point average overall and in their major unless extraordinary circumstances are convincingly argued to the contrary. Students must work closely with the prestigious awards advisor designated by the College.
AWARDS ANNOUNCED AT HONORS CONVOCATION 2013
| Timetable 2012 - 2013 Academic Year | |
Tuesday, October 30 |
Reception and informational meeting with Dean Huber and Prestigious Awards Advisors |
Please contact the Prestigious Award Advisor(s) as soon as possible to acknowledge your interest in applying for the President’s Award. |
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| Monday, November 12 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Seegers GQ Annex |
Workshop on Writing Statements for Prestigious Awards with Dr. Alec Marsh |
| Monday, November 26 | First draft of Personal Statement due to Prestigious Awards Advisor |
| Friday, January 25 | Review of subsequent drafts of Personal Statement with Prestigious Awards Advisor should be completed |
| Monday, February 4 | One copy of application materials due no later than 4:00 p.m. to Lori Flatto, in Dean Huber ’s office, 3rd floor Haas College Center. Be sure to sign up for an interview slot when you turn in your application. |
| Wednesday, February 6 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Career Center Library |
Interactive Interview Preparation with Alana Albus, Interim Director of the Career Center |
| Weeks of February 11-15and February 18-22 | Interviews by panel of Prestigious Awards Advisors |
For further information, please contact Dean Huber.
We wish you the very best of luck in this exciting endeavor!