AWM Student Chapter Awards

Nomination Period: April 1 – May 15 via the AWM Student Chapter Annual Survey.

Nominator: Any active AWM chapter may nominate itself. Check this list to see if your chapter is eligible!

Nomination: It’s easy to nominate your chapter for an award! Simply complete the AWM Student Chapter Annual Survey. In Part 2 (Student Chapter Activities), make sure to give detailed descriptions of your chapter’s activities (maximum 5000 characters for each nomination). Then, answer Yes to the question “Do you wish to nominate your chapter for a Student Chapter Award?”

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Survey questions are detailed below for your convenience:

AWM Student Chapter Annual Survey
Step 1 of 2:

Name of person submitting the form *
Email address of person submitting the form *
Name of institution for the Student Chapter *

Student Chapter Information:

Chapter Snapshot *
Briefly describe your chapter’s governance structure, membership composition, and history. (Maximum 5000 characters)

Activities from this academic year *
Provide a brief overview of the chapter’s activities, outreach events, and funding sources for this year. Social events count! (Maximum 5000 characters)

Innovative programs or initiatives *
Describe a program or initiative your Student Chapter undertook this year that was particularly successful or innovative. (Maximum 5000 characters)

Future plans *
What programs or initiatives are your Student Chapter planning for this summer or next year? (Maximum 5000 characters)

Photo upload
Please share a few photos from your chapter! Be aware that any photos you upload may be used by AWM for promotional purposes. (Maximum 3 photos)

Suggestions for us
Do you have a suggestion for how AWM could better support your chapter or ideas for connecting all the AWM student chapters? (Maximum 5000 characters)

Step 2 of 2:

Student Chapter Activities

Each of the four questions below corresponds to a different category:

Scientific Excellence
Outreach
Professional Development
Fundraising/Sustainability

Help us build a community of active AWM Chapters!AWM wants to share your great ideas with other chapters, so please provide answers for those questions that are relevant to your chapter.These questions are not required, but your responses may be used to choose this year’s AWM Student Chapter Award recipients. (More information on the individual awards is given below).

Describe the Scientific Programs your chapter organized this year.
Description of the Award for Scientific Programs: To reward a student chapter for organizing and hosting a scientific program of excellent quality in the form of a local conference or speaker series, or for its collaborative work with nearby industry or government organizations. (Maximum 5000 characters)

Describe the Community Outreach Activities undertaken by your chapter.
Description of the Award for Community Outreach: To reward a student chapter for its outstanding engagement with the local community. Such engagement could take the form of a mentoring program for grade school or high school students, a series of programs that highlight women in mathematics, or demonstrate the power and fascination of mathematics. (Maximum 5000 characters)

Describe any Professional Development Activities your chapter organized.
Description of the Award for Professional Development: To reward a student chapter for its recruitment and development of students’ professional involvement in mathematics. It could be for a mentoring program run by graduate students for undergraduates headed to graduate school. It could be for the development of a substantial program to prepare students for their next professional steps by giving talks, writing expository or research articles, inviting alumni and other speakers to discuss a range of professional opportunities in mathematics and related fields. (Maximum 5000 characters)

Describe any Fundraising or Recruitment efforts undertaken by your chapter.
Description of the Award for Fundraising/Sustainability: To reward a student chapter for an innovative and successful funding model that provides financial support for its activities. This could include organizing review sessions prior to exams, soliciting support from local industry sponsors, writing proposals for university or government grants. (Maximum 5000 characters)

Student Chapter Awards

The Executive Committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics has established the Student Chapter Awards, to be awarded annually, every summer, at MAA MathFest. The purpose of these awards are to recognize outstanding achievements in chapter activities among the AWM Student Chapters.
Awards will be given out in the four categories:

Scientific Excellence
Outreach
Professional Development
Fundraising/Sustainability

Responses to the above questions can be used to nominate your Student Chapter for an award.

Do you wish to nominate your chapter for a Student Chapter Award? *
(Yes or No)