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June 28, 2006
Revised on November 17, 2017
Student Award Selection Meeting
Nomination Criteria for the University of Tokyo President’s Award for Students
Based on No.3 of the University’s Guidelines for Awarding Students (approved by the President on March
19, 2002 and revised on July 1, 2011), the criteria for nomination are as follows:【Nomination Criteria】
1. Academic achievement section (※)
Individuals or groups who have won academic achievements, and thus serve as a role model for otherstudents. In addition, individuals or groups who received critical acclaim in academia and thus
enhanced the honor of the University.
2. Extracurricular or social activity section (※)a) Individuals or groups who demonstrated excellence in extracurricular activities, such as various
sports, competitions, performances, displays, and presentations, and thus enhanced the prestige of
the University. In addition, individuals or groups who supported extracurricular activities andsignificantly contributed to improving and promoting those activities.
b) Individuals or groups who have gained recognition in various social activities for environmental
protection, disaster relief, social welfare, youth development, overseas aid and cooperation, andsuch, thus serve as a role model for other students. In addition, individuals or groups who havegained public acclaim, and thus enhanced the prestige of the University.
c) Individuals or groups who helped deepen mutual understanding and friendly relations ininternational exchanges among universities, and thus significantly contributed to promotinginternational exchanges of the University.
d) Individuals or groups who have made similar contributions worthy of the President’s Award of theUniversity.
( ※ ) Nominations that are judged to correspond to both criteria will be evaluated solely upon thecharacteristics of either criteria “1. Academic achievement section” or “2. Extracurricular or social
activity section”.
【Eligible nominee】
1. Individuals (*)
An undergraduate or graduate student of the University of Tokyo, or those within one year of theirgraduation or completion of courses, whose achievements/activities during their enrollment meet theabove nomination criteria can be a candidate.
2. Groups (*)
Groups of which majority of members are students who corresponds to the aforementioned paragraph
1 may be eligible as candidates.
(*) 2 or more individuals are treated as a “group”. However, when the group being nominated consists of
no more than 3 individuals, the nomination may be accepted under each individual's names jointly.
【Nominator】
1. Academic achievement section (for Nomination Criteria 1)
Candidates shall be nominated only by the dean of the faculty or graduate school.
However, in principle, the dean shall only nominate up to one student or one group for each stage: i.e.
undergraduate level / Master’s and professional program level / doctorate program level.
2. Extracurricular or social activity section (for Nomination Criteria 2)
Staff or students of the University of Tokyo may nominate candidates (self-nomination is alsoacceptable).
However, depending on the characteristics of the activity, nomination by other than those mentioned
above may be accepted.