Graduate Mentoring Excellence Award

Research & Graduate Studies established the Graduate Mentoring Excellence Award to honor PSU faculty members who provide outstanding mentorship to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars engaged in research at Portland State University. The award is intended for individuals with at least 10 years of documented accomplishments in graduate research mentoring at PSU. Recipients of this award will have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to creating an environment supportive of graduate student success and mentorship opportunities. The recipient of this honor will receive an award and a $1,500 taxable honorarium. 

Selection Criteria

The nomination packets of nominees not selected the previous year will automatically be included for consideration the following year, with letters of support from those outside of PSU and other nomination materials carried forward by the RGS Awards Manager. Current CVs and/or updated primary letters of nomination may be submitted to update these nomination packets. Nominees not selected in two consecutive years must remain out of review for one selection cycle (one year) before regaining eligibility.

Who May Submit Nominations

Nominations should be submitted by faculty, chairs, and/or deans. Only one nomination may be submitted by a department. Nominations will be approved by the deans in concert with nominations for other faculty awards. No more than one awardee will ordinarily be named and no award need be given in any particular year. Complete nominations via the 2024 Research Awards Nomination Form by Monday, November 6, 2023.

Required Nomination Materials 

Complete nomination packets will include the following materials (pdf format preferred): 

Selection Process

Nominations will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary selection committee composed of past award recipients, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, associate deans, and faculty. Awardees will be selected by the Dean of the Graduate School based upon the recommendations of this committee.

Recognition

All required nomination materials must be submitted via the 2024 Research Awards Nomination Form by Monday, November 6, 2023, in order to be eligible for review (pdf format is preferred for all nomination materials).

For answers to questions about this award or the nomination process, please contact the RGS Awards Manager, Amy Crelly: acrelly@pdx.edu, 503-725-9944 or research@pdx.edu.