Chemistry Research Mentorship Award

Providing current undergraduate students with the opportunity to authentically engage in chemistry research in a supportive environment is instrumental in both retention and career development of STEM students. Through generous donations of Stephen D. Morton, Robert C. Doban and Stanley B. Mirviss, the Department of Chemistry has been given the opportunity to celebrate effective graduate student-undergraduate researcher mentorship through three Mentorship Awards. Undergraduate mentees who have received exceptional mentorship are encouraged to nominate their graduate student mentor(s) for these awards. Only one application for each nominated graduate student mentor will be accepted. If there are multiple undergraduate mentees nominating the same graduate student mentor, the mentees should submit only one application that includes letters of support from each individual mentee nominator.

Eligibility: All enrolled chemistry graduate students are eligible to be nominated by their undergraduate mentee for the Mentorship Awards, regardless if their research is conducted in the Department of Chemistry or in another related Department. Non-chemistry graduate students conducting research with a Department of Chemistry faculty member can also be nominated; however, non-chemistry graduate students working with faculty outside of Chemistry (including affiliated Chemistry faculty) are not eligible to be nominated for these awards. Undergraduate nominators and graduate student mentors must both be enrolled students at the time of the nomination and must not have received one of the mentoring awards previously. Your graduate student mentor will be considered for all three mentorship awards by filling out this application and submitting a minimum of two supporting letters (one from yourself and one from your faculty research mentor).

Award
Varies
Organizations
Department of Chemistry
Deadline
02/23/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. When was your first semester at UW-Madison as an undergraduate student? Please state semester and year, as in "Fall 2023".
  2. What semester and year do you plan to graduate?
  3. First and last name of your Faculty Research Mentor and their Department
  4. First and last name of your graduate student mentor.
  5. How long have you worked in this research lab?
  6. How long have you worked with the Graduate Student Mentor you are nominating?
  7. List any other undergraduate students that have been mentored by the nominee:
  8. Name(s) and email(s) of other undergraduate mentees who are also providing a supporting nomination letter (the undergraduate mentees listed here will be sent an automated email giving instructions on what to include in their letter of support and the submission deadline.) *Please also directly email the person(s) listed here and let them know exactly who the graduate student is that you are nominating as the automated email will not provide that information.*
  9. Name and email (@wisc.edu) of Faculty Research Mentor(s) providing supporting nomination letter (the faculty listed here will be sent an automated email giving instructions on what to include in their letter of support and the submission deadline.) *Please also directly email the faculty member listed here and let them know exactly who the graduate student is that you are nominating as the automated email will not provide that information.*
  10. Please submit your letter of support here. If you have any questions, or need to follow-up, please contact us at scholarships@chem.wisc.edu. Support letters should specifically address:
    1. The nominee's approach to undergraduate research and mentorship - identify specific examples of items the nominee does that makes them stand out as an exceptional mentor.
    2. How the nominee has been instrumental in supporting the intellectual, skill and career development of the undergraduate mentee(s)
    3. Successes in the research project facilitated by the graduate student mentor and the undergraduate researcher(s) (publications, presentations, etc.)
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