Graduate and Researcher College Prizes

Graduate and Researcher College Prizes
We are pleased to inform you that the winners of the GRC Prizes 2023 will be officially announced during the upcoming GRC Annual Postgraduate Conference on 7 June at Sibson.
The Graduate and Researcher College continues to recognise the excellence of its postgraduate researchers and the outstanding work carried out by academic and professional service staff in support of postgraduate research and education, through a series of GRC Prizes (first launched in 2018).
Staff and students are invited to nominate someone (or themselves) for one of the following prizes:
- Director of Graduate Studies/Programme Academic Lead (Division/School/Centre)
- Postgraduate Professional Service Champion
- Postgraduate Researcher
- Postgraduate Teacher
- Research Degree Supervisor
Each of the prizes will be worth £500 which will be transferred to the winner’s school, centre or department for the use of:
- Travel and subsistence in relation to research including conference fees, books, consumables, survey costs or any other cost that can be shown in relation to their research.
- Staff development courses and related travel and subsistence costs.
How to nominate
The deadline for 2023 nominations has now closed.
Check eligibility and criteria by clicking on one of the Prize Criteria boxes below and then simply complete the nomination form which you can download here:
Director of Graduate Studies/Programme Academic Lead Prize
Postgraduate Professional Service Champion Prize
Email your completed nomination form to kentgrc@kent.ac.uk.
Prize Criteria
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Director of Graduate Studies/Programme Academic
Recognising those who go above and beyond working with and for postgraduate students.
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Postgraduate Professional Service Champion
Recognising the excellent achievements of administrative staff working in support of postgraduates.
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Postgraduate Researcher
This prize recognises the excellence of members of our postgraduate research community.
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Postgraduate Teacher
This prize recognises the excellence of a postgraduate researcher who teaches or demonstrates.
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Research Degree Supervisor
Recognising those who demonstrate exceptional performance in postgraduate research supervision.
Previous winners
The Graduate and Researcher College would like to thank all past nominees, we recognise the tremendous work being carried out year on year and we thank you for your contributions to our research community. A huge congratulations to all our previous winners.