External Awards

Why Apply for External Awards?

External awards are a fantastic way for faculty to both develop and showcase their research. Sometimes an external award is given for a project in development, while other times it is a recognition for a career’s worth of work. Either way, it often provides funding, community, prestige, and career advancement. The Provost’s Office is dedicated to helping faculty find, apply for, and receive external awards. See below for all of our resources. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you need any assistance.

Pictured on left: Carolyn Anderson recognized for the Prestigious Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry from President Choi at the 2023 Faculty Awards Reception. 

Carol Anderson and President Choi at Faculty Awards Reception

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2024 Highly Prestigious Award Winners

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2023 Highly Prestigious Award Winners

Devin Fergus

Devin Fergus, Arvarh E. Strickland Distinguished Professor of History and Black Studies, was recently named as a National Humanities Center 2023-24 Fellow for his project, “The Making and Unmaking of One America: President Clinton’s Initiative on Race.”

 

 

Carol Ward, Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences and Adjunct Professor, Department of Anthropology, was elected to the 2023 American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

2022 Highly Prestigious Award Winners

Stephen Karian

Stephen Karian

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow
Martha Kelly

Martha Kelly

National Humanities Center Fellow
Blake Myers

Blake Meyers

National Academy of Sciences Member

Recent Winners of Prestigious Awards

2024

Bernadette Broderick: Cottrell Scholar Award 

Christina Carney: Fulbright Scholar 

Dan Edidin: Fulbright Scholar 

Brian Silvey: Fulbright Scholar

Robert S. Walker: Fulbright Scholar

2023

Jerry Atwood: ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry

Bruce Bartholow: Fellow, American Psychological Association

Dae-Young Kim: Fulbright Scholar

Bill Ma: ASME Donald Q Kern Award

Yerina Ranjit: ICA Outstanding Article Award

Julius Riles: ICA Outstanding Article Award

Jessica Rodrigues: NSF Faculty Early CAREER Program

Robert Tzou, Professor Emeritus: ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award

Carol V. Ward: Henry Gray Scientific Achievement Award

Matthias Young: NSF Faculty Early CAREER Program

Share with us submitted nominations and applications for highly prestigious and prestigious awards

Recent Nationally Recognized Faculty

Course Release Program

Faculty who are in a strong position to apply for a “highly prestigious” award (as defined by the AAU) can apply for teaching release for one course in order to prepare this application. Only faculty who are preparing their own awards application – not nomination packets for another faculty member – are eligible for this program.

Applicants should submit a cover letter (indicating their eligibility for the award and timeline for award submission) and a CV to MUProvost@missouri.edu with subject line “Provost Highly Prestigious Awards Support Program” by February 1 (for teaching release in fall) or September 1 (for teaching release in spring).

A short letter of support from the faculty member’s supervisor (e.g., department chair) should be submitted separately by the supervisor. This letter should include an explanation of why this support is necessary at this time as well as an agreement to use the course release funds for replacement instruction. Please note that if the faculty member is on a joint appointment, the letter must come from the chair of the department from which the course release will be taken. However, the letter should indicate that both department chairs are aware of the course release request.

If granted, the Provost’s Office will provide the department with $7,500 per course for teaching replacement of the course.

Please note: Faculty can only receive 2 total course releases from Provost course release programs (Great Books and Highly Prestigious Awards) in a 3-year period. If faculty have applied to other programs that grant course releases (college-level programs, cohort programs, etc.), department chairs must manage the number of course releases their faculty are receiving, keeping in mind the needs of the department, workload considerations, the requirements of the college, etc.

Questions? Email Associate Provost for Faculty Success, Candace Kuby.

Recognizing Faculty Excellence

Highly Prestigious Awards 

President Choi has announced that faculty who receive a “highly prestigious” award (as designated by the AAU) beginning in 2022 will receive an award of $10,000.

Faculty Excellence Week 

The President and Provost host this week-long celebration that will featuring a combination of new and long-established events for all faculty and some for select audiences that focus on specific faculty accomplishments and awards.

Our third annual Faculty Excellence Week events will be held April 24-May 1, 2024. This week-long celebration will feature events open to all faculty members such as a Kick-Off Event with Faculty Council and a Faculty Book Authors Celebration. We look forward to celebrating faculty achievements throughout the week, ending with the William T. Kemper Fellowships Ceremony and Reception on May 1.

Need Help with External Awards?

We have a team of people ready to help you as you need it. Please reach out to any of us with any questions:

 

 

 

Featured External Awards

AAAS fellow Guggenheim Fellowship

Webinars & Deadlines

Upcoming Webinars

 

Previous Webinar Recordings

  • Fulbright Opportunities for Faculty: STEM Fields (March 12, 2024) View session recording
  • AAAS Fellowship (Feb. 28, 2024). This webinar discusses the benefits of being a Fellow, preparation for nomination, and resources available to support your nomination. Moderator Bill Horner is joined by current AAAS Fellows Walter Gassmann and Melvin Oliver who discuss their experiences and share advice for pursuing this prestigious award. View session recording
  • The Guggenheim Fellowship: Steps in Applying ( Feb 7, 2024). Andre Bernard, VP and Secretary of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation joins Bill Horner and members of MU faculty to discuss best practices for submitting for the Guggenheim Fellowship View session recording
  • Fulbright Opportunities for Faculty: Focus on Humanities (November 13, 2023). David Crespy, MU Fulbright Liaison, and Julie Taylor, Fulbright Director of Academic Relations, provide an overview of the application process. Pilar Mendoza shares her experience as a Fulbright Scholar to Colombia in 2019 recording of this session
  • Fulbright Opportunities for Faculty: STEM Fields (March 13, 2023). In this webinar you will learn about support available for MU applicants. Mizzou faculty members share their experiences as Fulbright recipients  View session recording
  • Building a Department Awards Culture (Feb 22, 2023): Moderated by Bill Horner with best practices from Jamie Arndt, Brian Houston, and Vanya Krieckhaus View webinar recording
  • Apply for an NEH Fellowship: An Informal Session with Professor Steve Karian. View webinar recording
  • Nuts and Bolts of the Fulbright (Sept 28, 2022). View session recording
  • Fulbright Opportunities for Faculty: Arts and Humanities (March 23, 2022). View session recording

 

Deadlines for prestigious and highly prestigious awards that are a good match for MU faculty (all deadlines may be found in the database at the bottom of the page):

 

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Search for External Awards

To search for the almost-18K external awards in the database, go to “Faculty Insights,” which is located here: https://insight.discovery.academicanalytics.com/missouri/browseawards. You can use the various drop-down menus to expand of limit your search. If you want to see what awards you match best for, click “My Profile” and “Suggested Awards.”