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WAGS/UNIVERSITY MICROFILMS INTL
DISTINGUISHED MASTERS THESIS AWARD CHECKLIST
201415


Please email the nomination materials assembled in the order below by 4:00 pm on Jul y 31, 2014, to
uclafellowship@grad.ucl a.edu. The file name should be nominees last name department name_mastersthesis. The
Graduate Division cannot accept incomplete applications.

______ Evidence of Masters Degree filed within the period Jul y 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014

______ Non-technical summary (prepared by the nominee and written for a general academic audi ence of non-
specialists) describing the research and its signifi cance
1,0001,500 words maximum
typed double spaced on 8.5-in. X 11-in. white paper with 1-in. margins all around
no less than 12 pt. type (e.g., Times New Roman)
numbered pages
nominees name on each page

______ Two letters of reference, signed and on departmental letterhead, that evaluate the significance and
quality of the thesi s work. Submit separatel y to address below in seal ed envelope with writers
signature across the back flap. From the WAGS/UMI guidelines: The letters should include information
regarding the significance of the thesis, the contri bution of the thesis to the program of the degree-
granting unit, and the impact of the thesis on the knowledge base of the discipline.
One letter from department head or major professor
One letter from another faculty member of applicants choosing

______ CV or resume

Initial screening by WAGS/UMI will be based upon four criteria:
a. Originality
b. Significance of the study
c. Overall quality
d. Outcomes and accomplishments from the thesis

Finalists will be asked to provide three complete copies of the thesis
.


Questions? Please contact

N. Chrie Francis
UCLA Graduate Fellowships & Financial Services
1228 Murphy Hall/Campus Mailbox 144401
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1444
cfrancis@grad.ucla.edu
310-206-2557