MU’s annual Graduate School Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award and Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award recognize the outstanding research and creative accomplishments of MU graduate students.

Dissertation and Thesis Award nominations are due annually by 5 PM (Central Time) on November 1st. If the first day of November falls on a weekend, then the due date is the following Monday.

Self-nominations are not accepted for the dissertation award; departments are asked to nominate a single doctoral graduate for this award.

Departmental and self-nominations are accepted for the thesis award.