Michael E. Penland Family Award
At a Glance
- Contact: kins@uga.edu
- Deadline: While students must complete a project by Summer (July 1st), students apply for this award in Fall.
- Audience: Undergraduate Students
- Semesters: Fall
Eligibility
- The applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student majoring in exercise and sport science, health and physical education, or sport management within the Department of Kinesiology.
- Applicants must have a 3.0 grade point average or above at the time of submission.
- Proposed projects can be research, service or outreach in Kinesiology. Preference will be given to projects that align with the Exercise Is Medicine initiative and it’s paradigm that human movement (exercise, physical activity or reductions in sedentary time) is critical for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. Note that projects can be newly proposed or ongoing and should be planned to be completed by July 1st of the following year.
- Applicants and proposed projects must have a faculty member within the Department of Kinesiology as a sponsor.
- Recipients will be selected by a committee made up of Kinesiology faculty and a doctoral student.