[Poscgrad] Please encourage your students to apply to departmental Spring Undergraduate Awards!

[Yasemin Irepoglu Carreras]

Dear all,

Could you please encourage your students to apply for our departmental
Spring awards? The details can be found below. If you could announce these
in your sections and post the information on your Canvas pages, that would
be greatly appreciated. We do not have as many applications as we would
like, so we have extended the deadline to *Thursday, May 21 at 4 pm*.
Students should have also received this information by email from Kristy
Salazar Nugent.

One important note: These awards are not for graduating seniors. More
information can be found below (they are primarily intended for juniors -
Pay it Forward is open to those who will be junior next year as well).

Also, if you would like to personally encourage excellent students you know
to apply, that would be greatly appreciated as well.

Thank you, and please let me know if you have any questions.

Best,


Yasemin
--

*The Political Science Undergraduate Committee is now accepting
applications for the Spring 2026 awards.*


The application deadline is *May 21, 2026, Thursday at 4 pm.*


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.

--
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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