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CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award

Council of Graduate Schools

First presented in 1981 and sponsored jointly by CGS and ProQuest, part of Clarivate, these awards are made each year to individuals who, in the opinion of the award committee, have completed dissertations representing original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to the discipline.

Two awards are given annually in two different broad areas (mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering; and social sciences; and the biological and life sciences; and humanities and fine arts .) Individuals must be nominated for these awards by a member institution, nominations will be accepted until July 3, 2025 . Nominated dissertations must be in the ProQuest database to be eligible for the award.

The fields of competition for this year are:

Biological and Life Sciences
Humanities and Fine Arts

Each eligible member may nominate one person in the field of humanities and fine arts and one person in the field of biological and life sciences (for a total of two nominations maximum, per institution).

Deadlines:

Duke Internal Deadline: May 8, 2025
Sponsor Deadline: July 3, 2025

NOTE: If the internal deadline has passed and you are interested in this opportunity, please email fundopps@duke.edu to find out if it is still open.

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Arts & Humanities

Medical

Environmental & Life Sciences

Medical - Basic Science

Eligibility Requirements

“Regular” institutional members in good standing of CGS may submit nominations.
Each eligible member may nominate one person in the field of humanities and fine arts and one person in the field of biological and life sciences (for a total of two nominations maximum, per institution). A separate nomination form and package must be submitted for each institutional nominee.
The effective date of the degree awarded, or the completion of doctoral degree requirements and dissertation, must lie in the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, inclusive, for each nominee selected. Such degree award or completion is tobe confirmed by the institution's graduate dean or other administrative officer responsible for doctoral degree programs (IHE1).

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Council of Graduate Schools

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Address: NA

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