Nominate a member of the grad community for Graduate Student Recognition Award

Do you have a teaching assistant who has made a difference in your studies and deserves kudos for their work? Perhaps a non-academic staffer has made a significant contribution to your graduate journey. Has a fellow grad student impacted your McMaster experience through their leadership on—or off—campus?

Nominations are open for the Annual Graduate Student Recognition Awards, a celebration of the achievements, accomplishments and contributions of our graduate community members beyond their personal academic successes.

The awards are a joint initiative between the McMaster Graduate Students Association (GSA) and the School of Graduate Studies.

Graduate Student Recognition Awards

• Dean’s Award for Outstanding Leadership and Contributions to the International Graduate Student Community
• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Communicating Graduate Research 
• GSA Millennium Award for Community Service 
• GSA Keith Leppmann Teaching Assistant Excellence Award
• GSA Award for Contributions by Non-Academic Staff
• Therese Quigley Award of Excellence for Graduate Student Leadership in Athletics
• Mary Keyes Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service to McMaster

Members of the graduate community, as well as undergraduate students, have an opportunity to nominate individuals, although each award may have more specific requirements. Nomination details are available online.

Recipients will be celebrated at a reception in Spring 2025.