Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity

Purpose

This award gives special recognition to MU faculty members who are still in the developmental phases of their careers, have made outstanding contributions in research and/or creative activity, and have great promise for achieving wider recognition. Thus, the selection committee will seek to identify individuals whose accomplishments are impressive and yet, as mid-career professionals who are rising in their fields, have not yet reached the senior level in their particular field of endeavor.

Award

Two awards are presented annually. In 2008, the awards will be made for contributions in the areas of (1) the behavioral and social sciences, and (2) the physical and mathematics sciences.

Each award includes:

• presentation of an engraved plaque,
• addition of the awardees name to a cumulative plaque, located near the Chancellor's office in Jesse Hall,
• a $1,000 cash prize (less applicable taxes) to each awardee, and
• a $2,000 unrestricted fund for professional activities.

Eligibility

Any mid-career faculty member, regardless of departmental affiliation, who has been on the MU faculty for at least two years may be nominated for a Chancellor's Award.

Nominations

Faculty colleagues, departments, schools/colleges, or recognized campus organizations may nominate individuals.

Do not place nomination materials in a hard binder. The length of the nomination materials is not of primary importance because the final choice will be based on convincing evidence. Nomination materials will not be returned; therefore, the department chair should retain a copy of nomination materials for possible future use. Unsuccessful nominations may be updated and resubmitted in successive years.

Nomination materials should include:

1. Nomination/Cover Letter
   Provide justification for your expectation that the nominee will reach a position of international prominence and indicate the potential impact of the nominee's research contributions. Place most emphasis on the impact of the nominee's research.
2. Supporting letters (limited to 5)
   Supporting letters should provide important information about the applicants and their proposals. Ideally, no more than one supporting letter should be from the applicant's own institution. Most helpful are letters from persons in a position to discuss the significance of the research to the field and the general quality of the nominee's work.
3. Nominee's curriculum vitae
   Be sure to include as many of the following as are applicable:
   • special honors and prizes;
   • presentations, exhibits or concerts (invited or other);
   • editorial and review positions;
   • national committees or panels;
   • symposium, conference or program organizational responsibilities
   • grants and contracts awarded;
   • complete list of publications (referred and invited publications should be so designated); and
   • other noteworthy achievements or activities

Submissions

Nominations and supporting materials must be submitted by the Divisional Dean. Submit an electronic version as an email attachment to umcprovostawards@missouri.edu, naming each document starting with the applicant's last name followed by a document reference (i.e., Jones-Chan Rsch application). Send only the original copy of the entire proposal packet to:

Office of the Deputy Provost
116 Jesse Hall
(573) 882-6597