William & Mary Student Awards
All William & Mary students in Graduate Arts & Sciences who have had abstracts accepted into the Graduate Research Symposium are welcome to submit papers for these awards. Note: VIMS students are eligible for the Visiting Student Awards.
Awards to be offered at the 2023 GHRS are subject to availability of funds. The number of awards offered will be determined by the award committee based on the number and quality of submissions.
William & Mary Interdisciplinary Award for Excellence in Research
Open to all Graduate Arts & Sciences students at William & Mary who have submitted a 5- to 6-page paper for consideration for the GHRS William & Mary Student Award and have followed all formatting guidelines and instructions on the Award Submissions page. No separate submission is required. The top three papers submitted in the category of W&M Humanities and Social Sciences and the top three papers submitted in the category of W&M Natural and Computational Sciences will compete for the overall top paper award. The papers will be scored by a panel of three judges distinct from the judges who score the papers submitted for the W&M Humanities awards and the W&M Natural & Computational Sciences awards.
- One award of $2,000 and certificate of achievement
Graduate Studies Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Disciplines typically include American studies, anthropology, history, and public policy.
- One award of $1,000 and certificate of achievement
Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Disciplines typically include American studies, anthropology, history, and public policy.
- One award of $500 and certificate of achievement
- Two awards of $250 each and certificate of achievement
Graduate Studies Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Natural and Computational Sciences
Disciplines typically include applied science, biology, chemistry, computational operations research, computer science, psychological sciences, and physics.
- One award of $1,000 and certificate of achievement
Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Natural and Computational Science
Disciplines typically include applied science, biology, chemistry, computational operations research, computer science, psychological sciences, and physics.
- One award of $500 and certificate of achievement
- Two awards of $250 each and certificate of achievement
Carl J. Strikwerda Award for Excellence in the Humanities and Social Sciences (Master’s students)
Disciplines typically include American studies, anthropology, history, and public policy.
- Two awards of $250 each and certificate of achievement
Carl J. Strikwerda Award for Excellence in the Natural and Computational Sciences (Master’s students)
Disciplines typically include applied science, biology, chemistry, computational operations research, computer science, psychological sciences and physics.
- Two awards of $250 each and certificate of achievement
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All of the awards above acknowledge students whose paper shows:
- Original investigation and the integration of knowledge, and
- Distinguished excellence in scholarship through potential contribution to the discipline and recognition by peers.
Judging Criteria
In determining the quality of the paper, judges will look for:
- A clear statement of the problem/question;
- The methods used to address the problem/question and the use of evidence;
- Identification of original contributions and contributions by other scholars;
- Statement of conclusions or progress to date (the work need not be finished); and
- Presentation, including style, graphics, and references.
Read the award submission guidelines carefully for more information and detailed instructions.
