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The McDonald Institute Highly Qualified Personnel Advisory Committee (HQPAC) is launching the HQP Excellence Awards (HExA) program to recognize strong contributions of individual HQP (Highly Qualified Personnel) in three key areas:

• Research Achievement.
• Community Building/Leadership.
• Teaching & Science Communication.

Each of these categories will have multiple awards based on career stage, with applications open to master’s students, PhD students, and Postdoctoral Researchers. A fourth award will be reserved for undergraduates with excellence in one or more of these categories.

The Committee is currently finalizing the application and nomination process, which will be shared in next month’s newsletter and through the HQP mailing list.

The deadline for the 2024-25 Awards will be November 15th.