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Graduate Student Awards and Opportunities
- Sebastian Award for outstanding Plant Biology Teaching Assistant
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding TA Award
- Keller Research Award
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Professional Development Workshop
- University Graduate Student Association Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
- NC State Graduate School Nancy Pollock Thesis and Dissertation Awards
- NC State Preparing the Professoriate program
- North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture TA award
- Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Electronic Thesis and Dissertation
- NC Clean and Beautiful Fellowships
- Miscellaneous Graduate Student Awards
Additional websites for students
- Graduate Fellowship Opportunities Funded through NC State
http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_fellows/applfund.html- Graduate School Funding Information Site - National:
http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_fellows/national.html- Research/travel support from the American Society of Plant Taxonomy.
http://www.aspt.net/- Research/travel support from the American Botanical Society.
http://www.Botany.org/newsite/awards/- Research/travel support from the American Society of Plant Biology
www.asbo.org- Travel, best poster awards from American Society of Gravitational and Space Biology
http://asgsb.indstate.edu/- Research and travel support from American Society of Cell Biology
www.ascb.org- Travel support for Maize Genetics Conference
http://www.maizegdb.org/maize_meeting/- Research support from the NC Space Grant Research Scholarship Program http://www.mae.ncsu.edu/spacegrant/fs/s1/
Sebastian Award
Purpose:To recognize outstanding Plant Biology graduate Teaching Assistants
Deadline: Early April
Nominations: Plant Biology Awards Committee
Criteria: Open to students who have taught multiple semesters and preferably multiple courses and have excellent teaching evaluations
Awards: Up to $500, usually one nominee
Selection: Plant Biology Award Committee with input from faculty
Recent Awardees
- 2010 - Rachel Clark
- 2008 - Steven Bernacki
- 2007 - Catlin Elam
- 2005- Kristen Rosenfeld
- 2004 – Larissa Knebel
- 2003 - Chad Jordan
- 2002 - Jeffrey Coker
- 2000 - Isaac Bruck
- 1999 - Susan Langley/Karen Stamen
- 1998 - Catherine Clark
- 1997 - Hemyat Ullah
CALS Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Website:
Purpose: To award teaching excellence by MS or PhD student in any CALS Dept.
Deadline: Late February
Nominations: Chair, Plant Biology Awards Committee
Criteria: Teaching effectiveness, academic scholarship, dedication, professional development
Application: Letters from faculty, teaching portfolio
Awards: Up to 3 awards for $1000 each
Selection: CALS Graduate Studies Committee
Former Plant Biology recipients
- 2005 - Kristen Rosenfeld
- 2003 - Chad Jordan
- 2002
- Jeffrey Coker
Kenneth R. Keller Thesis Research Award
Web site: http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/index.cfm?showpage=290
Purpose: To
reward outstanding PhD research by student
from
any CALS Dept.
Deadline: End of January
Nominations: Chair, Plant Biology Awards Committee
Criteria: Outstanding
thesis research
Awards: Up
to 2 awards for $1000 each
Selection by: Keller Award Committee of outstanding CALS faculty researcher
Plant Biology recent recipients:
- 2004 - Matt Parrow
- 2002 - Jill Stevenson
- 2000
- Steve Nagar
CALS Professional Development Workshop.
Web site: http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/index.cfm?showpage=558
Purpose: Three-day off-site workshop to enhance the professional development of Ph.D. students
Deadline: End of May
Nominations: Ad
hoc committee composed of Dept. Head,
Director
of Graduate Programs, and Chair of
the Plant Biology Awards
Committee
Criteria: Nominees
must be PhD students who have been
on
campus for at least
1 year, and preferably 2 years,
with
at least one year remaining before
completion
of their degrees.
Plant
Biology recipients:
- 2006 – Megan Rothenberger, Sang Yoon Lee
- 2005 – Robert Holmes, Elizabeth Rueschhoff
- 2004 – Alexander Krings, Amanda Davis
- 2003 – Jeffrey Coker, Kristen Rosenfeld
- 2002 - Chad Jordan, Chuanzhu Fan
- 2001 – Larissa Knebel, Matt Parrow
- 2000 – Isaac Bruck, Ravisha Weerasinghe
- 1999 – Kirsten Nielsen, Alexa McKerrow
- 1998 – Joe Chiera, Susan Langley
Web site: http://ugsa.ncsu.edu/
Purpose: To
recognize outstanding graduate TAs
(lab
and/or classroom)
Deadlines: Late February
Criteria: Must
have taught at least 2 semesters and be
graduate
student in good
standing
Awards: Recognition
plaque for all nominees,
$200
for winners award
Selection: UGSA TA Awards Committe
Plant
Biology nominees and recipients
2006- Emily Habinck, Wenheng Zhang
2005 – Chad Jordan, Kristen Rosenfeld, Kris Callis
2004 – Jeffrey Coker, Chad Jordan
2003 – Kristen Rosenfeld, Chuanzhu Fan
2002 – Chad Jordan, Larissa Knebel
2001 - Issac Bruck, Jeffrey Coker
Web site: http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_fellows/Pollock.html
Purpose: Recognition
for outstanding graduate student
research
benefiting NC
Deadlines: Varies. Often in May
Nominations: Through Plant Biology Awards Committee to College
Criteria: Research
must have had impact on Both NC economy
and
quality of life.
Nominees must have received the
degrees
in the Summer or Fall of
previous year, or
Spring
of current year.
Awards: $1000
for outstanding PhD thesis, $500 for outstanding MS dissertation
Selection: Graduate
school selects from College nominees
Plant Biology Winners:
- 2008 - Dr. Megan Rothenberger (PhD)
- 2007- Alexander Krings (PhD), Wade Wall (MS)
- 2005
- Jeffrey Coker (PhD), Kristen Rosenfeld (MS)
- Preparing
the Professoriate
Web site: http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad/ptp/
Purpose: Professional development for students interested in an academic career
Deadline: Near the end of March
Nominations: Department Head with input from DGP, BAC and other faculty.
Awards: Ten doctoral students will be selected to participate through a
university-wide competition. These students receive a $2,000 stipend for the year.
Selection by: Graduate School
Plant Biology participants - 2007-Jennifer Petzold
- 2006 – Elizabeth Rueschhoff
- 2005 – Kristen
Rosenfeld
Web site: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmoore/NACTA/
- Purpose: To
recognize graduate students who excel as teachers in the
agricultural disciplines in classroom instruction.
Deadline: Early March
Nominations: By individual NACTA fellows or via Plant Biology Awards Committee
Criteria: Teaching philosophy, support from faculty member, evaluations by students, faculty, administrators, and peers, be a graduate student in good standing, minimum of 1 year teaching experience and member of NACTA
Award: Invitation to national meeting, recognition plaque
Plant Biology recipients - 2003 – Jeffrey Coker
- 1997 – Mary Lehman
Web site: http://www.csgs.org/edtmtheawd.htm
Purpose: To recognize outstanding thesis and dissertation utilizing IT
Deadline: End of September (for previous academic year)
Nominations: Plant Biology Awards Committee who submit nominee to Graduate School
Awards: $500 plus plaque
Selection by: Graduate school sends NCSU nominee to CSGS who adjudicate
Plant Biology recipients:
2005 - Kristen Rosenfeld
Purpose: Enhance NC environment
Deadline: Late January for abstracts.
Mid-February for completed applications
Nominations: Director of Graduate Programs with input from faculty
Criteria:Graduate student with high academic standing; demonstrate leadership capability, intellectual aptitude, independent thinking, civic-mindedness. strong communications skills, personal integrity, motivation, and high moral character; be involved in research related to solving problems challenging North Carolina’s environmental health; be a full-time student; have at least one full year of study/research remaining at NCSU; be willing to participate in screening and interview process; have not previously been interviewed by the Selection Committee; be a US citizen preferably and could remain in North Carolina to teach or work; be willing to be an environmental ambassador for North Carolina.Award: $5000 from NCCBF with $5000 Departmental matching.
Plant Biology recipients
- 2005 – Caitlin Elam
- 2001 – Larissa Knebel
Recent Award winners
May 2007 -Rafaelo Galvao given the Biochemical Journal Young Investigator award at the Missouri Biochemical Meeting.
April 2007 - Rafaelo Galvao and Caitlin Elam were named Outstanding Teaching Assistants of 2006
March 2007 - Rafaelo Galvao - second place in the Life Sciences category at the Graduate Student Research Symposium
April 2006 - Amanda Davis - winner at the 1st Annual University Wide
Graduate Student Symposium