Dean’s Prize:
The prestigious Dean’s Prize is awarded twice annually to medical students who demonstrate outstanding scholarship and research during either Summer Explore projects of eight weeks, Deep Explore projects between 3-6 months, and for Long-term research spanning 6-12+ months.
Finalists for each prize cycle will be chosen based on the strength of their abstract and the mentor’s nomination, which should detail the student’s role and performance during the summer and comment on the significance of the work. Winners are selected after finalists present to the faculty review committee. Winners present at one of the two Inquiry Symposia general assemblies in Fall or Spring and receive their award from Inquiry Leadership.
The Dean’s Prize selection committee will judge all applications based on the clarity of abstract submissions, the strength of faculty nomination, and quality of student presentations (if selected as a finalist).
Not all faculty reviewers will be experts in your field, therefore, it is important to use clear, concise, and accessible language and terminology.
- State your research question or the goal of your project in no more than two sentences.
- Provide a brief background.
- Outline a synopsis of the methods used.
- Summarize your results.
- Discuss your conclusions.
Limit your abstract to one page. Use ¾ inch margins on all sides and 12-point font or larger.
Short-Term Dean's Prize Application Available September 15th (Due October 15th)
Deep Explore and Long-Term Dean's Prize Application Available January 15th (Due February 15th)
NOTE: Second Year JMP students are eligible to apply for the Short-Term Dean's Prize.
Exceptional Mentorship Award:
Winning mentorship is not just a commitment of time and resources, but also a special dedication to nurture leaders, innovators, advocates and researchers here at UCSF. We recognize mentors twice annually for their work on projects of all size and scope for this passion and commitment to student scholars. Recognize your mentor by writing a short Letter of Nomination.
- Write no more than 500 words detailing why your mentor deserves this honor.
- OPTIONAL: submit a short (three minutes or fewer) video via external website link.
Short-Term Mentor Award Available September 15th (Due October 15th)
Long-Term Mentor Award Available February 15th (Due March 15th)
