The Graduate School and other K-State units recognize the accomplishments and contributions of graduate students with annual awards and celebrations.
One master's and one doctoral student are recognized for excellence in classroom teaching. The award recipients serve as K-State's nominees for the annual Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Excellence in Teaching Award.
This award recognizes distinguished scholarship and research at the master’s level. The Graduate School conducts a university-wide nomination process to select one nominee per award category to submit to the MAGS competition.
Sponsored by K-State's University Distinguished Professors, this award honors doctoral candidates who demonstrate scholarly excellence via publications and other academic achievements.
This award is presented to doctoral graduates whose dissertation represents original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to their discipline. The Graduate School conducts a university-wide nomination process and selects one nominee per award category to advance to the CGS competition.
This award recognizes graduate students who are excelling in their graduate programs through engagement in professional development experiences, such as presenting their research or scholarly work at events outside their academic discipline.
The Marie R. Bonebrake Graduate Award is for K-State graduate students enrolled in on-campus courses. Award selection rotates annually among the academic colleges and is based on academic merit and financial need.
Graduate students are eligible for the following awards presented by the K-State Alumni Association. The nomination deadline for these awards is in February or March.
This award recognizes and rewards excellence in teaching performance in the undergraduate program. Annually, two $5,000 awards are made each year, one of which is presented to a graduate teaching assistant. Nominations are submitted by department heads to the dean of the college in which the teacher is appointed. Each dean may submit one GTA nomination. A call for nominations occurs each spring semester.