Provost’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award

Purpose

To give special recognition to junior faculty, who are in the early phases of their careers, for superior research and creative activity on the MU campus.

Award

The award is in the amount of $1,000, less applicable taxes.

Eligibility

Persons holding full-time tenure or non-tenure track appointments with the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, assistant professor of clinical department, associate professor of clinical department, adjunct assistant professor, adjunct associate professor, clinical assistant professor, clinical associate professor, extension assistant professor, extension associate professor, research assistant professor or research instruction associate professor with at least three and no more than five years of service at MU (individuals with service dates prior to August 1, 2020, will be considered to have more than five years service) are eligible.

Nomination and Submission

This section outlines who can nominate individuals for this award and what to include in the nomination packet. As you prepare packets, please keep the purpose of the award and any listed criteria in mind. In many cases, there are length guidelines in place for packet components (e.g., include a letter of nomination that is no longer than 2 pages, double-spaced). The overall length of a packet is not of importance to the selection committee – the focus should instead be on providing convincing evidence of the nominee’s accomplishments and contributions. An unsuccessful nomination packet may be updated and resubmitted up to three times within a 5-year period, per award (i.e., Professor Truman the Tiger is not selected in the first year the packet is submitted and can now be resubmitted for the same award two more times within the next 4 years).

Who can Nominate for this Award:

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

What to Include in the Nomination Packet for this Award: 

1. Submission Requirements Form
2. Nomination/Cover Letter (limited to 2 double-spaced pages)
   • Describe the characteristics that justify his/her being recognized for
     • outstanding contributions in research and/or creative activity
     • demonstrated evidence of such activity, for example refereed publications, juried shows or performances
     • promise for achieving wider national and international recognition
3. Supporting letters (limited to three: two external, one internal)
4. Nominee’s curriculum vitae (limited to most recent 5 years)
   • Be sure to include a list of external funding in support of research and/or creative activity and a list of publications, juried shows and/or performances, etc.
5. Academic Analytics Data (optional): For research awards, the faculty committee, Provost, Chancellor, and/or President may review Academic Analytics data as one piece of data in the review process. Nominees have the option of including their Academic Analytics data with a 1-page contextual statement if they wish in their nomination packet

Submission Process and Deadline:

The annual deadline for this award is January 15 (due the following business day when falls on a weekend or holiday).

Nomination packets for this award must be submitted by the Divisional Dean, who may establish an earlier deadline. The Divisional Dean will submit the nomination packet as a single PDF attachment via email to UMCProvostAwards@missouri.edu. The PDF file should be named as follows:Name the file as follows: YearProvJrRsch_LastFirst (e.g., 2026ProvJrRsch_TigerTruman)

Please contact us at UMCProvostAwards@missouri.edu with any questions.

Past Recipients