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Awards

The Department of Political Science offers several awards to our PhD candidates.

David Minar Memorial Prize for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student: The Department of Political Science awards up to two prizes per year for teaching excellence during the prior four quarters by a graduate student as a teaching assistant, or as a primary instructor in a political science course.

David Minar Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service by a Graduate Student: The Department of Political Science honors a graduate sstudent’s special work enriching a community on or beyond campus in the preceding year(s).

David Minar Memorial Summer Awards: These small grants assist outstanding graduate students in the conduct of their dissertation research.