Seeking nominations - GeoCUR Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS -- The Geosciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (GeoCUR) has established an annual award to highlight the importance of mentoring undergraduate research activities.

Eligibility: All Geoscience faculty involved in mentoring undergraduate research.

Prize: $500 along with a year-long CUR membership.

Expectations of Awardee: Short presentation when prize is awarded during the NAGT luncheon at the national GSA conference each fall.

Award Citation: The Geosciences Division of CUR annually recognizes an individual who serves as a role model for productive and transformative student-faculty mentoring relationships and for maintaining a sustained and innovative approach to the enterprise of undergraduate research.

Evidence of transformative student-faculty mentoring relationships include: leadership in fostering and sustaining the undergraduate research enterprise, student-mentor collaborations culminating in presentations at national or regional meetings and/or publication with student co-authors in peer-reviewed journals, and innovative approaches to involving undergraduates in research experiences incorporating research activities into the classroom and service learning.

Application Process: Nomination (including self nominations) materials: A two-page detailed narrative exploring how the candidate meets the criteria of the award, up to five-page CV that is focused on interactions with students, and two to five letters of support (at least one letter from a former student). The application remains on file for three years.

The application window opens March 1st and is open for three months. Send materials electronically to the co-chairs of award committee (Laura Guertin, guertin@psu.edu, and Erin Kraal, kraal@kutztown.edu) no later than June 1st of each year.

To learn more and to listen to inspiring interviews with previous award winners, visit: http://geocur.org/awards/faculty-mentors/

Flyer for GeoCUR Undergraduate Research Mentor Award (Acrobat (PDF) 3.1MB Mar10 15)