The MSU Award for Outstanding Service to Education Abroad is given annually to recognize MSU faculty members and academic staff who give their time, energy, and creativity to the development and implementation of education abroad programs that support MSU's commitment to providing students with high quality international education opportunities.

Eligibility Requirements

Nominees for the Outstanding Service to Education Abroad award must have:

• Demonstrated sustained commitment to education abroad
• Provided consistently excellent service in one or more of these areas:
• advising for education abroad
• preparation of students for education abroad
• teaching on one or more education abroad program(s)
• development and/or maintenance of one or more education abroad program(s)
• overall attention to high quality programming, including attention to academic, intercultural, health and safety concerns on site
• support of education abroad programs in general at the department, college or university level

To submit a nomination, submit an Outstanding Service to Education Abroad nomination form that includes:

• The nominee's curriculum vitae
• A letter of nomination, no longer than two pages, in which the nominator provides evidence of the nominee's superior contributions to MSU's education abroad program and its student participants
• An additional supporting letter of recommendation, no longer than two pages, from a co-nominator 

Outstanding Service to Education Abroad Award (PDF)