Jon Vilasuso Scholarship Fund

[Plan suggested by Caron Vilasuso in cooperation with the Graduate Studies Committee]

Jon Vilasuso Doctoral Student Travel Scholarship

Description: The award is given to at most two Ph.D. students each year in September.

Eligibility: Any full-time economics Ph.D. student at WVU who applies. Previous winners of this award are not eligible.

Deadline: Applications (no specific format required) must be in the possession of the graduate coordinator by September 15.

Criteria: Decisions are made by the Graduate Studies Committee, based solely on the candidate’s (i) likelihood of finishing the dissertation by May, (ii) demonstrated potential of outstanding research ability, and (iii) standing as an active member in department functions and as a good colleague to fellow students and faculty.  

Award: $1,000 from the Jon Vilasuso Fund.

Jon Vilasuso Doctoral Student Publication Award

Description: The award is given to each qualifying Ph.D. student.

Eligibility: Any full-time economics Ph.D. student at WVU in or before their fifth year of studies. Previous winners of this award are not eligible.

Deadline:  Provide copy of the acceptance letter to the graduate coordinator by May 1.

Criteria:  Receipt of an acceptance letter for a paper on which the grad student is a (co)author from a journal with a rigorous peer review process. Judgment on whether the accepted paper has passed a sufficiently rigorous review process lies with the Graduate Studies Committee.

Award: $500 from the Jon Vilasuso Fund.

June 8, 2004