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  • Research and Scholarship Awards (RASA)

    The Graduate School invites applications for Research and Scholarship Awards (RASA) from full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty members at the University of Maryland at College Park with the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor. RASA are for support of research and scholarship.

    The next RASA competition for AY 2014-2015 will occur in Fall 2013.

    Award Guidelines and Instructions

    Award guidelines and application materials for the RASA Fall 2012 competition are below. These documents will be updated for the Fall 2013 competition by August 2013.

      * RASA Guidelines
      * RASA Application Instructions
      * RASA Application Cover Sheet (Word Document)
      * RASA Letter of Evaluation Instructions

    The RASA application includes several parts. Please follow the RASA application instructions to prepare a complete application.

    The Graduate School accepts applications (from applicants) and letters of evaluation (from department chairs) through the Graduate School Fellowships and Awards Online System which is available at www.gradschool.umd.edu/GSAwardsSystem.


    Award Lists

    2013 -14 Semester RASA
    2013 -14 Summer RASA
    2012 -13 Semester RASA
    2012 -13 Summer RASA