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We need your help to continue to fund graduate student awards! Please consider donating any amount to help support and recognize SDSU graduate students who exemplify excellence and contribute to SDSU’s commitment to Aspire. Discover. Achieve.
The SDSU Graduate School has been providing graduate student awards for the past six years. These awards include Distinguished Master’s Thesis, Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching, and the Three Minute Thesis Competition. We would also like to add the Distinguished Dissertation Award. All of our awards are important ways to recognize and reward distinguished scholarship, research, and teaching at the graduate level.
At the end of the Spring 2021 semester, graduate student award funding will be depleted. Graduate students look forward to participating in these annual awards and being rewarded monetarily for their hard work. These awards not only provide recognition at SDSU, but the opportunity to participate in regional and national level competitions, which serves to further spotlight top notch SDSU graduate programs and graduate students. Past award winners have commented on how being an awardee has increased their confidence and provided ways to gain transferable skills. This type of recognition is also highlighted on CVs and resumés to attract the attention of employers and graduate programs.
Your donation will be used to fund part or all of these awards:
Once current awards have been funded, any extra support will go toward creating new opportunities, such as travel awards, which would cover student costs of attending conferences or events. Our hope is to raise more funds to support these awards into the future and possibly add more award opportunities for graduate students.
For more information about each student award, please visit this link: (https://www.sdstate.edu/graduate-school/awards-and-scholarships).
Dr. Neha Sigh, SDSU graduate and past award winner
SDSU Graduate School Website - www.sdstate.edu/graduate-school
Facebook Page - @southdakotastategradschool
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Smaller contributions will be bundled together to fund a larger award!
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1/3 of the way to a 3rd place 3 Minute Thesis Award!
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Almost half way to securing a 2nd place Three Minute Thesis Award!
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This sizable donation would benefit any award that will be provided to a graduate student.
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You could fund half of the Distinguished Master's Thesis Award.
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Take your pick - you can fund the 1st place Three Minute Thesis Award, Distinguished Master's Thesis, Dissertation Award, or Graduate Student Teaching Award!
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You can fund both Distinguished Thesis/Dissertation Awards!
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