Here at FindAMasters & FindAPhD we want to reward people whose dedication, determination, and passion for their work is outstanding. Essentially, we want to give you a big ‘thumbs up’ for all your hard work. Nominate your peer, teacher, supervisor, department or institution now to win one of our awards, including a £500 cash prize for our student winners.

Our Masters Student of the Year award will honour the individual Masters student who has demonstrated exceptional competence and curiosity in their studies. A student who is highly motivated, an independent learner, an excellent communicator, and has a real passion for their subject. Beyond their studies, this award also recognises a student’s work within the postgraduate community, and positive influence on their peers.

Our PhD Student of the Year award will recognise the individual PhD student who has become an excellent and inquisitive researcher. Beyond this, the award recognises a student who is an integral part of their research group and impacts the research community more widely. Maybe you know a PhD student whose hard work has led them to presenting their work internationally, or whose persistence and motivation is second to none.

Our Masters Teacher of the Year award aims to celebrate the individual who has created the most positive and encouraging learning environment, gives their students high-quality constructive feedback, is passionate about their subject, and always put the students first. The teachers who inspire students to think beyond the programme, and ultimately give their students an excellent foundation for their future careers.

Our PhD Supervisor of the Year award is designed to reward the supervisors who go out of their way to give their PhD students the best possible academic experience. PhD supervisors who inspire their students to ask the big research questions, guide them with writing research papers, and introduce them to the most novel and current research techniques.

Our Best PG Student Experience Initiative award is designed to reward the institutions, Graduate Schools, departments or faculties who have created a fantastic initiative resulting in positive experiences for their postgraduate community. The team receiving this award will be creating supportive and encouraging learning environments, motivating their students to reach their full potential, adding value and setting them up for their future career.

If you win one of our awards, you'll receive the honour and recognition of being one of our 2020 prize winners. Find out more about our 2019 winners here.

All of our winners will receive a Postgrad Awards trophy, so you'll have a reminder that you're exceptional at what you do!

Our Masters and PhD student winners will receive a £500 cash prize as a reward for all of the hard work, dedication and commitment you've demonstrated as a postgraduate student. You'll also be featured in our blog pages and on our social media channels which will showcase your success so far, your winning application, and discuss where you hope your career will take you. We might even ask you to speak at one of our study fairs or take part in a student panel!

Our Masters teacher, PhD supervisor and experience initiative winners will be featured in our e-newsletter which goes out to over 87,000 subscribers, featured on our blog pages on FindAMasters.com or FindAPhD.com, and on our social channels. We want to showcase you, your courses or opportunities and your institution.

All of our awards categories are open for:

• Nominations: You may nominate a peer, your lecturer or supervisor, or one of your Masters/PhD students providing you have their support to do so. You can also nominate an institution, Graduate School, department or faculty.

In addition to this, the Best PG Student Experience Initiative also welcomes applications from:

• Self-nominees: You may nominate your institution, Graduate School, department or faculty, providing you have at least one supporting statement from a current Masters or PhD student.

Please note, self-nominations are NOT valid for Masters Student of the Year, PhD Student of the Year, Masters Teacher of the Year, or PhD Supervisor of the Year categories and your application will not be counted.

To nominate a colleague, peer, student, academic or department for an award, please complete the nomination form here by 5pm BST on Sunday 10 May 2020. You’ll see we’ve split the form into three, allowing you to focus the application on your nominee’s academic role, their impact on peers, and why you think they’ve got the x-factor!

We strongly recommend you provide us with supplementary information for each category to give your nomination the best chance of winning (you can upload this on the form).

We strongly recommend you provide us with supplementary information for each of the three sections on the form to give your nomination the best chance of winning (you can upload this on the form).

Why not look at our FAQs for hints and tips on what to include in your application before you enter?