COALS Outstanding Student Award Application - Texas A&M College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

COALS Outstanding Student Awards Application

This application is available for undergraduate students to apply for the one of the Outstanding Student Awards handed out each spring during Ag Convocation. This year’s date for Ag Convocation will be the Saturday of Family Weekend, April 13, 2019.

The two categories of awards are:

Senior Merit Awards: The highest award given to undergraduates in our college, a student must have over 90 hours and be projected to graduate during the 2019 calendar year. Non-Traditional Students are encouraged to apply as there is criteria specifically designed for their unique academic and life experiences. Students who are graduating in May 2019, and are selected for the college’s Senior Merit award will also be considered as possible nominees for the university’s highest awards given to a graduating senior: the Brown Foundation-Earl Rudder Memorial Outstanding Student Award and the Robert Gates-Muller Family Outstanding Student Award.
COALS/Alpha Zeta Awards: Awards for the college’s Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore and Junior. This is the highest awards given to non-seniors by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Instructions for Submitting Your Award Application

Application: Demographic information required (i.e., Name, Major, UIN, etc.)
College Awards Sample Activity Sheet
- Areas that need to be included on your sheet include Texas A&M University Activities, Community Involvement, Professional & Civic Activities, Employment, Internships & Research, Awards, Honors & Publications. Non-Traditional Students may also include a section on Life Experiences.
- Please click on the link for a sample template that you are free to use by filling in your own unique information.
- Highlighted areas on the template pertain to Non-Traditional students only.
Essay: How do you plan to utilize your degree in the future?
- Your essay needs to be at least half a page in length but no more than one page in length.
- Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spaced format
If you have any troubles submitting your application, please make sure you are current with any updates to Java and your web browser. If you still have issues submitting after updates, please do not hesitate to contact the dean’s office at 979-845-3712.
The deadline for submission is by 5:00 PM, Friday, January 25, 2019.

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This form is available for undergraduate students to submit their application for a COALS Outstanding Student Award.

Department*
Please choose your department/major from the drop down menu. If assistance is needed with the four letter major abbreviation, a listing of our departments and majors housed within those departments can be found by visiting here: https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/academics/undergraduate/undergraduate-table/
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UIN*
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Classification*
How many total hours have you completed (both TAMU and transfer)*
Which Outstanding Student Award are you applying for?*
Graduation Semester*
Are you considered a Non-Traditional Student?*
A non-traditional student is defined as any student who has life experiences that create a non-traditional collegiate experience, including any of the following: over age 25, married or partnered, having children, a military experience (active or reserve), a student who did not come straight to college from high school, a student who works full-time (35 plus hours per week) or a student who is enrolled part-time.
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TAMU Email Address*
Hometown Mailing Address*
Street Address City State ZIP Code
Cell Phone Number*
Faculty Mentor
Do you have a faculty member who has made an impact in your academic career at Texas A&M? Please let us know who that professor is so we can alert them if selected for an award!
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Faculty Mentor's Department/Course Taught
Activities Sheet Upload
Please upload a word or pdf document in resume format detailing each of the criteria used in determining this award. Please consider using the template provided in the instructions above to fill in your unique information. This template can be saved and uploaded once your information has been entered. This sheet needs to be no more than 2 pages with no less than 11 point font in the various areas.
Essay: How Do You Plan to Utilize Your Degree in the Future?
Your essay needs to be on the above topic and cannot be more than one page in length. The recommendation is less than one page. Once finished, please upload in either word or pdf format.