The NODA Outstanding Research Award is tenable by graduate students who are enrolled in graduate studies and in the process of completing a graduate thesis or dissertation or who have completed their degree requirements within one year prior to the annual fall conference at which the award will be bestowed. The scholarly research honored should highlight topics within the field of orientation, transition, and retention. Award recipients will be invited to present their thesis or dissertation topic at the NODA Annual Conference as well as be invited to submit the completed study in manuscript format for possible publication, in part or in full, in the JCOTR. Please visit the award's website for more information.