2025-2026 NOMINATION CYCLE

Doctoral programs are invited to submit names and dossiers of nominees for the Graduate College’s Doctoral Fellowship for Excellence. Students may NOT self-nominate, although they are encouraged to communicate with their advisor and/or program leaders if they would like to be considered for nomination. This is especially important if the student engages in relevant activities outside the academic program. Doctoral Fellowships for Excellence are competitive and are granted for one year, with the opportunity to be re-nominated for a second year. Students may not hold this award for more than two years during their doctoral studies, whether in back-to-back or separate years.

Students may be nominated for this fellowship in recognition of their noteworthy contributions to their scholarship, teaching or leadership or diversity activities. Programs may consider nominees who demonstrate excellence in one or multiple categories. While not extensive, examples of activities that fall into the different categories are below:

• Scholarship – significant contributions to the discipline through research and creative projects, often evidenced by awards, intellectual property, and publications.
• Teaching – exemplary work in supporting the teaching mission of the program or related disciplines, often evidenced through feedback from students impacted or innovations noticed by the lead instructor/faculty mentors.
• Diversity, leadership, or service – meaningful efforts to change policies and practices, especially aimed at broadening participation in the program or discipline more generally, and often evidenced by activities led in official or unofficial leadership roles or feedback from students impacted

Learn more and submit nominations at: https://grad.udel.edu/graduate-community-portal/faculty/doctoral-fellowship-for-excellence.

Nominations are due by noon on Dec. 16, 2024.