Services and Programs

The following services and programs are available to graduate students whose programs have active representation in the Graduate Student Association.

• Awards
  • Dr. Arthur Schwartz Award: this competitive $500 award is presented each semester to a student who has successfully defended his or her master's thesis or doctoral disertation.
  • Graduate Student Research Grant: This competitive award of $1,000 for research supplies is based on financial need and merit.
  • Dr. Patricia Sokolove Outstanding Mentor Award: This new award honors those who put forth great effort in aiding and mentoring graduate students.
  • Travel Fellowship Award : Reimbursement (up to $250) helps defray travleing costs to encourage students to present at scientific meetings.
    
    
• Events
  • Doctoral Hooding Ceremony:  The GSA and Graduate School co-sponsor this graduation ceremony for Ph.D. students.
  • Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week: On the initiative of the GSA, Governor Parris Glendening declared this week in April.  Various events are held, including the annual Graduate Research Conference.
  • Graduate Research Conference: Students from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County present their research in a scientific environment.
  • Orientation Week: Co-sponsored by the GSA and the Graduate School, events include the crab feast, movie night, campus tours, Big Brother and Big Sister program, and orientation.
  • Ph.D. Career Day: Featuring speakers with careers in government, online publishing, and patent and science law.
  • Seminars: The GSA helps the Graduate School plan Survival Skills Seminars.
  • Social Events: The GSA sponsors several events each year such as parties, movies nights, student luncheons, and study breaks.  The GSA also co-sponsors other organizations' events that include graduate students.  Download the Application for Funding/Cosponsorship*
  • Town Meetings: The GSA gives each progrm $75 a year to hold its own town meeting to facilitate student involvement and promote the GSA.
    
    
• Programs
  • Big Brother and Big Sister Program: Incoming students are assigned senior graduate students to help make their transition to graduate life easier.
  • Computer Loan Program : Students can borrow Macs and PCs.
  • Emergency Loan Program : Loans (up tp $250) with a one-month repayment are available to graduate student

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