Oral presentation (40%)
Nominated students should prepare slides for a 15 minute presentation describing the scholarly research performed while a student at UMD. Students should also be prepared to field questions from the awards committee for approximately 5 minutes following the presentation. Copies of these slides should be provided to the awards committee. The oral presentation will be judged based on:
- Technical content
- Importance to the field
- Style and clarity
- Completeness
Schlarly writings (40%)
Nominated students should provide two writing samples from the following. The student should indicate which writing sample should be evaluated by the committee as the primary evidence of scholarship.
- Published or submitted conference or archival journal manuscripts describing work that forms the basis of the student's M.S. research for which the student is the primary author
- M.S. scholarly paper
- A summary of the M.S. thesis
- The M.S. thesis
Writing samples will be judged based on:
- Technical content
- Importance to the field
- Style and clarity
- Completeness
Awards and accomplishments (20%)
Emphasis will be placed on awards and accomplishments that are the results of the student’s graduate research. The student may provide additional evidence of scholarly accomplishment as below:
- List of publications
- List of awards and fellowships
- Evidence of GPA via an informal transcript
