Programs & Labs
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Student Awards
Each year, CTS presents three types of awards to transportation students. CTS solicits nominations for each, and specific directions for each are noted below.
ITS Institute Outstanding Student of the Year
Each year, the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Institute at CTS selects one graduate student for the Outstanding Student of the Year Award sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).
The student selected receives a $2,000 award from the ITS Institute and is presented a certificate from high ranking US DOT officials at a ceremony held in conjunction with the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., each January. The ITS Institute also reimburses (up to $2,000) the student for his/her travel to the ceremony and TRB Annual Meeting.
Selection is based upon accomplishment in three areas: technical merit and research, academic performance, and professionalism and leadership (presentations, student professional activities).
Travel awards
As a part of an effort to support students in transportation, CTS and the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Institute provide funding for selected students to attend the national Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting and ITS-related conferences. Students selected will each receive up to $750 for conference expenses, including travel. The monetary award is based on the actual expenses incurred by each participant, and the amount will vary among the recipients but will be no more than $750. Upon completion of the conference, students are required to submit brief summaries of sessions they attended.
Students wishing to be considered must submit a one-page application to their sponsoring faculty member, who will then forward their nominations to CTS. All applications must be limited to one page and include the following: name, E-mail address, major, expected graduation date, previous degrees earned, brief description of transportation engineering, policy/planning, and/or ITS-related research or thesis work, and conference papers presented and/or published. If applicable, please highlight any ITS-related research or course work. Applications should also indicate if a student would be presenting at the conference.
Faculty will nominate students based upon the following criteria: transportation-related degrees/course work and internships completed, transportation research conducted, and transportation-related papers presented and/or published.
More information
If there is a conference that you would like to attend, please contact CTS outreach and education coordinator Stephanie Malinoff at 612-624-8398 or malinoff@umn.edu