Awards

The University of Oklahoma Graduate Student Senate will be seeking nominations for the 2025-2026 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards.

Nominations were made in the following categories:

• Overall Outstanding Graduate Student – $500
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant – $250
• Outstanding Research Assistant – $250

Nominate the OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT in your life!

The deadline information will be coming soon.  Please check back or contact your senator.

Who can make a nomination?

• Nominations can be made by a supervising professor or a staff member currently working at OU.
• Graduate students cannot nominate themselves.

Who can be nominated?

• Any currently enrolled graduate student at the University of Oklahoma.

How can you nominate your OUTSTANDING grad student?

• Complete a nomination packet.
• Email gssacademic@ou.edu using your OU email address and by the deadline.

How are winners selected?

• All nominations are judged by the Academic Affairs committee of the Graduate Student Senate (GSS).  The committee's selection of winners is then put forth and affirmed in a resolution by GSS body.

Please contact the Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, Olivia Neeley at:

gssacademic@ou.edu