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Graduate Mentoring Award

We invite you to nominate a member of the Princeton University faculty for the Graduate Mentoring Award. The McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning and the Graduate School sponsor this annual award to honor Princeton faculty members who are exemplary in supporting the development of their graduate students as teachers, scholars, and professionals. One faculty member in each academic division (humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering) will be selected to receive this honor, with recipients officially recognized at the Graduate School 's hooding ceremony on the day before Commencement.

The nomination letter should be limited to about one page (approximately 500 words) and should include:

• A description of the nature of your contact with the professor: that is, as a student in seminars, as an advisee, or as a teaching or research assistant.
• Descriptions and examples of how the professor is an exceptional teacher or advisor and the ways in which he or she has furthered your educational, scholarly, or professional goals.

The strongest case for nominees is made through letters from a number of graduate students, representing a range of graduate student/mentor relationships and containing specific examples of instances in which the faculty member demonstrated the qualities of a good mentor. Letters from alumni are also encouraged; please feel free to pass this call for nominations on to graduate alumni with whom you are acquainted.

If you have nominated a faculty member for this award in the past and would like to reactivate that nomination, please send a message to the McGraw Center, and we will put forward the letters from that earlier nomination.

The Graduate Mentoring Award Committee, composed of graduate students, faculty, and the McGraw Center 's directors will select the winners. Nominations may be sent at any time but must be received by February 29 to the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning, Frist 328, or you may send nominations by e-mail to mcgraw@princeton.edu. Please include your name, telephone number and e-mail address in your letter.

Award Recipients