These awards will be given to an eligible graduate student who submitted an outstanding dissertation representing “original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to the discipline.” Awards will be given in the following 4 broad fields in rotating years:

• Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Social Sciences
• Biological Sciences
• Humanities and Fine Art

Two $1000 awards will be given per year; one in each of the eligible fields.

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