GCoE Dissertation Excellence Award

Application Deadlines:

• Sep. 15 for fall semester
• Feb. 15 for spring semester
• June 15 for summer semester

Rewarding and encouraging excellence in research is a core value of the GCoE. The GCoE Dissertation Excellence Award is designed to reward PhD students that have achieved outstanding research results and encourage these students to complete their dissertation with excellence. 

DEA Level, Duration, and Disbursement 
The maximum amount of each DEA is limited to a total of $5,000 and is not renewable. 

The DEA will be distributed in one of two ways: 

• DEA Option 1: One installment of $5,000; 
• DEA Option 2: Two installments of $2,500 each, made in two consecutive semesters (fall/spring, spring/summer, or summer/fall). 

All awards will be disbursed directly to the student’s bursar account. Awards will be announced by the 25th day of the month of the application deadline. 

Submission Process 

The candidate’s PhD committee chair will collect all materials from the candidate and submit to: Bethany Burklund, Assistant to the Associate Dean, Gallogly College of Engineering, 202 W. Boyd Street, Rm. 107, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019. It is preferred that the application package be submitted electronically to: bethanyhb@ou.edu. 

There are three application deadlines per year. 

Learn more.