Graduate Student Awards

The purpose of this award is to recognize graduate students who exhibit academic excellence and contribute to the diversity of the student body. Applications are due May 1.

The purpose of this award is to recognize graduate students who are excelling in extension educational programming. This may include working with extension educators, specialists, and contributions to extension program development, program delivery, and evaluation, and assisting in Extension workshops/training, etc. Applications are due May 1.

The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding graduate students who are enrolled in an area of study that relates to the use of plants for environmental stewardship, especially in stream or watershed conservation. Applications are due May 1.

The purpose of this award is to recognize graduate students who are excelling in research and scholarly accomplishments. These may include laboratory research and analysis, journal article publication, paper/poster/abstract presentations at conferences, and grant funding. Applications are due May 1.

The purpose of this award is to recognize graduate students who are excelling in classroom teaching. This may include teaching/co-teaching undergraduate level courses, assisting faculty in teaching graduate level courses, preparing course materials, and grading of tests and papers. Applications are due May 1.

The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding graduate students who are enrolled in an area of study in water conservation or stewardship. Applications are due May 1

The purpose of this award is to recognize Penn State Extension employees who are pursuing a graduate degree with a research focus on production agriculture or applied agricultural field research. Competition opens up in the fall

The purpose of this award is to recognize an outstanding graduate student in the College of Agricultural Sciences pursuing a degree in the fields of agronomy or soil sciences. Competition opens up in the fall