Student Awards

The ESO encourages students outreach in all forms, whether it's spreading the word about their own research or science as a whole. To this end, the ESO attempts to bestows two awards annually: The Charlie Mitter Travel Award, and the Award for Excellence in Extension and Outreach.

As of right now, the ESO in not in a finanical place to distribute these funds, but we will update this page when they become avaliable.

Past Award Winners:

2021 - Tais Ribeiro, Krisztina Christmon
2020 - Anna Noreuil
2019 - Maggie Lewis
2018 - Morgan Thompson, Elske Tielens
2017 - Gussie Maccracken
2016 - Elske Tielens, Becca Eckert, and Peter Coffey
2015 - Ryan Gott
2014 - Alex Forde, Christopher Taylor, and Crystal McEwan
2012 - Cora Ann Johnston

Charlie Mitter Travel Award

Travel grants are designed to benefit ESO members by supporting their pursuit of academic and professional goals. The Charlie Mitter Travel Award is intended to offset expenses related to presenting research at local, national, or international scientific/societal meetings. The travel awards are valued at $250, and a maximum of 3 grants will be awarded. Eligible travel periods include those occurring from August 15th of the awarded year through August 15th of the next year (i.e. the grant covers a period of 6 months before and after the due date). Applications for this grant will be judged on need and merit.

Priority is given to students that:

Have sought the University of Maryland Graduate School's Jacob Goldhaber Travel Grant
Are covering all travel expenses for their first meeting of the eligible period
Have not received this award previously

Applications:

We are not accepting applications at this time.

"Get Bugged” Raupp Extension Award (REA)

Dr. Mike Raupp Professor Emeritus generously established the Get Bugged Extension Award after his retirement to ensure the future generation of extension specialists. The Raupp Award promotes and recognizes significant contributions in Extension and Outreach service by graduate students at the Department of Entomology. The award is up to $1000 and may be divided between applicants. Applications will be due September 9th of each year and winner(s) will be presented at the first departmental colloquium of the Fall semester.

Eligibility for Award:

Any individual who is currently a qualifying member of the ESO (as per the ESO Constitution) is eligible for the Raupp Extension Award (REA).

Applications:

1. Curriculum vitae. Attach your most recent CV.

2. Cover letter. Why do you deserve this award? What was the significance of your extension? Limit descriptions of activities to those performed. during time at the university as a member of ESO.

3. Letter of support. Attach a letter of support from group(s) that benefitted of your work.

4. Feel free to check the Rubric for Grading

To submit applications, click here