Apply for 2025 Presidential Medal Awards

President Neville Pinto invites graduating students to apply for top awards

UC President Neville Pinto invites eligible students to apply for two of our university’s top awards — the Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence (for undergraduate students) and the Presidential Medal of Graduate Student Excellence (for graduate and professional students).

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Office of the President staff and student employee portraits

UC President Neville G. Pinto

These awards are bestowed upon those students who best exemplify scholarship, leadership, character, service and the ideals of the University of Cincinnati. Awardees are invited to a special Spring dinner and recognition ceremony hosted by President Pinto. Winners will also be recognized during Spring or Summer 2025 Commencement ceremonies. 

Recent or soon-to-graduate UC students, are encouraged to review the detailed qualifications and consider applying for this prestigious honor.

Application Details

The application period is now through November 4 for the undergraduate award and Nov. 4 through December 16 for the graduate and professional students award.

Featured image at top: The 2024 awardees of the Presidential Leadership Medal of Excllence and the Presidential Medal of Graduate Student Excellence. 

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