ICRU Distinguished Mentor Award
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What Students Say...
My research experience gave me greater perspective on what a professor's job really is and the many things they do to help their students. It also helped me define the attributes I should be looking for in a mentor and teacher.
- Brandon Goodman - ICRU Fellow - Mechanical Engineering
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Nominations due by - Friday, March 8, 2013
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The Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates is pleased to sponsor the ICRU Distinguished Mentor Awards. These awards were created to recognize the outstanding mentoring of undergraduate students in research and creative projects at the University of Iowa.
Eligibility
Current University of Iowa students nominate UI faculty or professional and scientific staff, who have contributed significantly to the mentoring and overall support of undergraduate research, for the award.
*Nominees do not have to have been a part of the ICRU Fellows Program to be eligible.
Nomination
Nominating students must complete the short application and submit it by the deadline. After the submission, the mentor will be contacted for their curriculum vita. Nominations that present detailed and specific examples of their mentoring experience present the best evidence for the committee.
Award
The ICRU Distinguished Mentors will be recognized at the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival in April.
Recipients are provided funding for one ICRU Research Fellow for the summer or academic year following their selectionand receive a certificate from the Vice-President for Research and the Provost.
If you have questions about the award, please contact the ICRU office at icru@uiowa.edu
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