Subject Area Awards

Students will compete for 1st and 2nd place prize based within their subject area. Subject area winners are decided based on the total score and ranking (1st or 2nd) in their overall subject. First place winner receives $300. Second place winner receives $150. Note that subject area awards and special awards will be process through the Scholarships and Financial Aid office, who process individual awards. Students’ current financial aid packages and need will be reviewed before awards are released. In addition, any outstanding balances owed to TAMU will be processed prior to the release of an award.

Student Organization Award

The student organization with the most volunteer points (total combined volunteer hours worked) will receive up to $300 for its members who volunteer.

Previous Special Awards 

Sigma Xi is sponsoring the following awards this year:

         i) Sigma Xi STEM Award

         ii) Sigma Xi Interdisciplinary Award

There will be a winner from the graduate & undergraduate category for each of these awards. The prize money for the graduate & undergraduate category is $300 & $200 respectively.

The Glasscock Humanities Award will be awarded based on the following criteria:

1) humanities content – does the project explore the meaning and understanding of human experience

2) interdisciplinary scope of the project?

Two $100 undergraduate awards and two $100 graduate awards. There will be one award given for undergraduate oral presentations, undergraduate poster presentations, graduate oral presentations, and graduate poster presentations.

This award honors the very best research achievement at Texas A&M University by an undergraduate and graduate student. Applicants must demonstrate excellence in research through complexity and originality of topic, precision of research methods, correctness of information, expertise in subject area, clear communication, and well thought implications/impacts for the field or future.

One $1,000 undergraduate award and one $1,000 graduate award (in either poster or oral)

School of Innovation is sponsoring the following award for SRW 2021:

  • The Most Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Team recognizes a undergraduate group project that is clear, logical, and multi-disciplinary. (One undergraduate award to be presented.)

This award honors the most innovative, yet practical research that exemplifies the focus areas of Texas Sea Grant: Resilient Coastal Communities & Economies, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture, and Environmental Literacy & Coastal Workforce Development.

The award will be given to an undergraduate or graduate student (one award of $250) from any discipline who submits an outstanding oral presentation or poster with a primary focus on:

  • Resilient Coastal Communities & Economies
  • Healthy Coastal Ecosystems
  • Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture
  • Environmental Literacy & Coastal Workforce Development

For SRW 2024, more information will be available soon as we draw closer to the event. All competitors will be made aware of the process involved for special awards. 

If  you have questions about special awards or SRW subject category awards  or wish to sponsor a special award, please email  srw@tamu.edu.