GSA Annual Awards GALA
2025

1. Graduate Students' Association Annual Award - April 12, 2025

We are accepting applications for the following awards:

1. Advising Excellence
2. Excellence in Community Service
3. Mark Kroeker Exceptional Student Leadership Award
4. Professional Excellence
5. Research Excellence in Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Law or Education
6. Research Excellence in Indigenous Studies
7. Research Excellence in Interdisciplinary Studies
8. Research Excellence in STEM:

A. STEM Medical Science and Public Health
B. STEM Natural Sciences
C. STEM Technology and Engineering

The 2025 GSA Annual Award is intended to celebrate graduate students, as well as honor faculty that have generously supported graduate students in research, scholarly and artistic pursuits. The Award GALA will be held at Marquis Hall on April 12, 2025.

Nomination Process

Those awarded at a previous GSA Awards Gala, for one of the GSA Annual Awards as described below, are ineligible to be nominated. A list of previous Award winners shall be maintained on the Association's website.
Candidates can nominate themselves for an award except for the advisory excellence category.
The nomination period is from December 20, 2024, to January 31, 2025. (This deadline will NOT be extended.)
Applications will only be accepted in electronic form through SurveyMonkey. Neither physical nor email applications will be considered.

Applications must include:

A cover page with the name of the award and contact information (email addresses) for the nominee, nominator(s) and all referees.
A nomination letter (maximum two (2) pages).
Two (2) reference letters (maximum two (2) pages each).
A maximum of three (3) pages of supporting documents, to provide further evidence of why the candidate is deserving of the award. Supporting documents cannot include further letters of reference. Examples include an updated CV (Maximum 5 pages) a teaching philosophy statement etc.
Letter of Enrolment (Except for Advising Excellence)
REMARKS: Depending on the application form and criteria, you need to upload some specific documents. Please check each category's criteria before submission.

You can find the full Nomination Package HERE

If you have any inquiries, please contact the VP-External Affairs at gsa.external@usask.ca

Reza Golpayegani

Vice President of External Affairs (GSA)

Awards Selection Committee Chair

Complete all sections of this application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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