AEESP Master’s Thesis Awards Nomination

Please take a moment to read AEESP's Conflict of Interest Policy to ensure nominators and/or nominees do not pose a conflict of interest prior to submitting nominations.

Requirements for nominators and letter writers:

  • One nomination per cycle per award for a given category may be submitted by a single nominator.
  • There is no limit on the number of nomination packages to which an individual letter writer may contribute.
  • If a single individual is serving as a nominator or letter writer for more than one nominee during a single cycle, they will be contacted to provide a ranking of their contributions before the committee's review.

When to apply:

The nomination period for 2027 AEESP Awards is open from October 15, 2026 through 11:59 pm ET (U.S.) on January 17, 2027.

Complete nomination package includes:

  1. A nomination message to include items listed on the form below.
  2. A PDF that includes the thesis.
  3. A 2-page CV for the student.
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Nomination Form

Student Information:

The nomination message in the space provided above will be considered in the evaluation process and must contain only the following information: (1) contact information for the student and advisor (e.g. postal street addresses (not a P.O. Box) + phone numbers), (2) an indication as to when the thesis was completed, (3) a concise statement (up to 250 words) defining the student's intellectual contribution to the work.  The student's contribution is especially important if multiple authors contributed to the work.

Faculty Information:

All documents for this nomination should be combined into one document (preferably a .pdf file).
One file only.
Allowed types: pdf doc docx.
The accumulated size of all files in this form cannot exceed 10 MB.
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