Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards

Distinguished Dissertation Award- Submission deadline April 15

The Distinguished Dissertation Award is granted annually as a way of recognizing and promoting excellence in research and dissertation advising. The Graduate College Distinguished Dissertation Award consists of a student honorarium of $500, a certificate of citation, and a $200 award of recognition for the dissertation advisor. In addition, the recipient of the Graduate College Distinguished Dissertation Award automatically becomes the subsequent Graduate College nominee for the Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award sponsored annually by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) when the awardee’s disciplinary field corresponds to the field of competition for the CGS Dissertation Award. Please click on the title to see the full description, nomination process and selection criteria of the award.

Distinguished Thesis Award- Submission deadline October 15

The Distinguished Thesis Award is granted annually as a way of recognizing and promoting excellence in research and thesis advising.  The award consists of a student honorarium of $500, a certificate of citation, and a $100 award of recognition for the thesis advisor.  In addition, the annual recipient of the Graduate College Distinguished Thesis Award is eligible to become the subsequent Graduate College nominee for the Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award (in their category) sponsored annually by Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS).  Since the intent of the competition is to recognize distinguished scholarship by students who are pursuing their first graduate research degree, individuals who have received a Ph.D. (or comparable research degree) in any discipline prior to the writing of the master's thesis are not eligible.  However, recipients of a first professional degree awarded prior to the writing of the thesis may be nominated. Note that original works accepted "in lieu of thesis" (such as musical compositions, published books, works of art, computer software, etc.) may not be nominated for this particular award. Please click on the title to see the description, nomination process and selection criteria of the award.

Graduate Student Teaching Award- Submission deadline November 15

Each academic year, the Graduate College gives out an award that recognizes the best Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Teaching Associates (TIs).  The awards, sponsored by the Graduate College, are designed to encourage and reward excellence in undergraduate instruction.  Recognizing the role of Graduate Assistants (GAs) as valued teaching colleagues is an important part of building our university community. In addition, the master's and doctoral recipients of the TI awards are eligible to the Graduate College nominees for the Excellence in Teaching Awards sponsored by the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools. Please click on the title to see the description, nomination process, and selection criteria for this award.

Katzner Graduate Student Research and Professional Development Award-

Fall submission deadline October 1, Spring submission deadline March 1

In early 1998, after 13 years as Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate College, Dr. Louis Katzner decided to return to what attracted him to higher education in the first place – the study and teaching of philosophy. One of his top priorities during his tenure as the Graduate Dean was to increase the support available to graduate students for conducting research and for professional development.  We are most grateful to Dr. Louis Katzner, Trustee Professor of Philosophy, for creating this opportunity to invest in the education of our graduate students.

The Katzner Award can be used to supplement the cost of graduate student research and professional development activities for graduate students at Bowling Green State University.  Each semester, three awards will be granted ($1000, $750, and $500).

Presidential Graduate Scholar Fellowship

The purpose of the Presidential Graduate Scholar Fellowship award is to provide support to graduate students who demonstrate scholarly promise at BGSU and support BGSU’s mission-critical goal of enhancing inclusion, belonging and/or access within the campus community. Each applicant’s qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

Three Minute Thesis Competition

The Three Minute Thesis competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by Master's and Doctoral students. Developed by The University of Queensland, the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.  Please click on the title to learn more about the competition, including eligibility, rules, and how to register.

Winifred O. Stone Graduate Student Award

This fund was established to honor the life of Dr. Winifred O. Stone, associate professor emeritus of ethnic studies and former associate dean of the Graduate College at Bowling Green State University.  Dr. Stone’s outstanding tenure at Bowling Green State University established him as an academic visionary, humanitarian and dedicated university citizen committed to attaining excellence and equity in graduate education.  This fund recognizes Dr. Stone’s successes and all the lives he touched over a quarter of a century.  Dr. Stone united many people in the pursuit of intellectual growth and excellence at BGSU.