The WAGS/ProQuest Innovation in Technology Award and the WAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Awards nomination form |
1. Application Information and Disclaimer
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WAGS/ProQuest Innovation in Technology Award
The Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS) and ProQuest are offering the WAGS/ ProQuest Innovation in Technology Award. This award recognizes distinguished scholarly achievement at the Master’s or Doctoral level. It is given for the development of an innovative technology and its utilization for the creative solution of a major problem.
Nomination package
WAGS/ProQuest Innovation in Technology Award
The Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS) and ProQuest are offering the WAGS/ ProQuest Innovation in Technology Award. This award recognizes distinguished scholarly achievement at the Master’s or Doctoral level. It is given for the development of an innovative technology and its utilization for the creative solution of a major problem.
Nomination package
- A non-technical summary prepared by the nominee (1000-1500 words) describing the research and how it demonstrates or resulted in the development of innovative technology in the conduct of scholarship. This summary should be directed to a general academic audience of non-specialists.
- An abstract of the nominee’s research (not to exceed 10 double-spaced pages). Appendices containing non-textual material, such as charts or tables, may be included as additional pages. All pages should be numbered, and each should bear the name of the nominee.
- Two nomination letters (not to exceed 1 page per letter). One letter from the department head or major professor and one letter from additional faculty member. The letters should include information regarding the significance of the study, the contribution of the study to the program of the degree granting unit, and the broader impact of the innovation on the knowledge base of the discipline.
- The nominee’s curriculum vitae or resume (not to exceed five pages).
WAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Awards
Each year the Western Association of Graduate Schools recognizes distinguished scholarly achievement at the Master’s level. Nominations will be accepted in any discipline in which the institution offers a Master’s degree.
There are three categories for the WAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Awards:
- Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award in STEM disciplines
- Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award in humanities, social sciences, education, and business disciplines
- Distinguished Master’s Thesis and/or Final Master’s Capstone Project Awards in the creative, visual, and performing arts
Nomination package
- A non-technical summary prepared by the nominee (1000-1500 words) describing the research and how it demonstrates or resulted in the development of innovative technology in the conduct of scholarship. This summary should be directed to a general academic audience of non-specialists.
- An abstract of the nominee’s research (not to exceed 10 double-spaced pages). Appendices containing nontextual material, such as charts or tables, may be included as additional pages. All pages should be numbered, and each should bear the name of the nominee.
- Two nomination letters (not to exceed 1 page per letter). One letter from the department head or major professor and one letter from additional faculty member. The letters should include information regarding the significance of the study, the contribution of the study to the program of the degree granting unit, and the broader impact of the innovation on the knowledge base of the discipline.
- The nominee’s curriculum vitae or resume (not to exceed five pages).
Deadline: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 4:30pm CST.