CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards: Call for Nominations: 2026

UNM Internal Nomination Packages due: June 8, 2026

UNM Graduate Studies is seeking nominations for the CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards. Sponsored jointly by ProQuest Dissertations Publishing and Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), these awards are made annually to individuals who, in the opinion of the award committee, have completed dissertations representing original work that make an unusually significant contribution to the discipline.

Award Information and Fields of Competition

Two CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards, each consisting of an award of $2,000 and a certificate of recognition, will be presented at the CGS Annual Meeting Awards Luncheon in December 2026, in Los Angeles, CA. Reasonable travel expenses of award recipients will be covered. Only the winners and the nominating deans will be notified of the outcomes of the competition prior to the Awards Luncheon.

The deadline for submission to the CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award is July 2nd, 2026. 

The fields of competition for the award include biological sciences, social sciences, mathematical and physical sciences, the humanities and fine arts. Winners are chosen by a committee of CGS member deans. Rotating on two-year cycles, contributions to the physical sciences and the social sciences are awarded one year; contributions to the biological and life sciences, and the humanities and fine arts are awarded the following year.

The fields of competition for 2026 are:

  • Mathematics, Physical Sciences & Engineering
  • Social Sciences

If a dissertation is multi- or interdisciplinary in nature, a significant portion of the work must be comprised by at least one of the 2026 fields of competition.

Eligibility

  • UNM may submit two nominations (one nomination from each field).
  • The effective date of degree awarded, or the completion of doctoral degree requirements and dissertation, must lie in the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026.
  • The nominated dissertations must be available in the ProQuest database.

How to Submit a Nomination Package

The department or program may nominate ONE student for each category. Please send a complete the nomination packet in InfoReady by June 8, 2026. The complete nomination package must include the following four components in this order.

  1. A completed nomination form (please fill out top nominee information).
  2. An abstract of the nominee’s dissertation (not to exceed five double-spaced pages). Appendices containing other material, such as charts, tables, and/or references, may be included as additional pages (not to exceed five pages).
  3. The nominee’s curriculum vitae (not to exceed five pages).
  4. Three letters of recommendation evaluating the significance and quality of the nominee’s dissertation work. One of these letters is to be from the nominee's dissertation supervisor, another from a member of the nominee's dissertation committee, and the third from a person of the nominee's choice.

If you have questions about this award please email grad@unm.edu.

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