[Poscgrad] Political Science Undergraduate Spring Awards now open / please encourage your students to apply

[Yasemin Irepoglu Carreras]

Dear Faculty and Graduate Students,

The Undergraduate Committee is now accepting applications for the Spring
2026 awards, and we would appreciate your support in promoting them and
identifying strong candidates.

Please share information about the awards listed below with your students
and encourage those who are eligible to apply.

Students have received an email from Kristy Salazar Nugent with full
instructions about applying.

We also welcome your recommendations, particularly for the Outstanding
Student award, which can sometimes have a smaller pool of applicants than
expected. Faculty, instructors, and TAs are especially well positioned to
recognize students with strong academic performance, as well as those who
demonstrate leadership and contribute to the campus or broader community.

The application deadline is *May 15, 2026, Friday at 4 pm.*

Students should refer to the email that Kristy Salazar Nugent sent out
today for full application details - but the *google form for application*
is also linked below.

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These are the awards given out in Spring:


 The Political Science Outstanding Student Award will be given to a student
who will be a Senior in the academic year 2026-27; who has a strong
scholastic record, including a cumulative UCR GPA of 3.5 or higher; and who
has made outstanding contributions in community service and/or in
department and campus organizations. A monetary award up to $1,000 is given
to one or more students.

Judge Ernest M. Lopez Memorial Grants are awarded to students who will be
Seniors in the academic year 2026-27; who are disadvantaged by social or
economic hardship; and who will be applying to law school. Monetary grants
of $500 or more are awarded to help cover the costs of preparing for and
applying to law school.

Pay It Forward First Generation University Student Awards are awarded based
on merit to students who will be Juniors or Seniors in the academic year
2026-2027; who are studying political science; and who are in the first
generation of their family to pursue a university-level education. A
monetary award of $1,000 or more is given to one or more students.

If students meet the criteria listed above and would like to apply for one
or more of these awards, they should fill out the linked Google Form HERE
<https://forms.gle/UYGbLYffTYzvYy599> and submit the required documents
through the Google Form. Must be logged into the Google account to access
the Google Form.  The Political Science Undergraduate Committee will review
the applications and select recipients. Winners will be notified by
email. Students can apply for multiple awards.



There’s more information about awards here:



https://politicalscience.ucr.edu/scholarships-and-fellowships





Thanks for your help!


All the best,


Yasemin

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Yasemin Irepoglu Carreras, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Teaching
Department of Political Science
University of California, Riverside
*Author of: Decentralization, Interactive Governance and Income Inequality
in Europe <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-95983-7>*

https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/ycarre
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