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: President Choi, Provost Martens and Board of Curators Chair Todd Graves honor Signe Cohen at the Faculty Recognition Awards for being named a National Humanities Center Fellow.
Recent Highly Prestigious Award Winners
Deborah M. Pearsall
Professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology
Signe Cohen
Associate Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Classics, Archaeology, and Religion
Utku Asuroglu
Asuroglu was awarded the fellowship as a postdoctoral teaching fellow in composition, and was recently hired as a MizzouFoward faculty member in the School of Music.
Dennis Trout
Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and department chair in the Department of Classics, Archaeology, and Religion
Carol Ward
Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences and Adjunct Professor, Department of Anthropology
Stephen Karian
Professor and Catherine Paine Middlebush Chair of English
Recent Nationally Recognized Faculty
- Brian Kisida: Andrew Carnegie Fellowship 2025
- Jaya Ghosh: 2025 National Academy of Inventors Senior Member
- Shibu Jose: 2025 National Academy of Inventors Senior Member
- David Crespy: Member, College of Fellows of the American Theater 2024
- Michael Pesko: Board of Scientific Counselors, NCHS 2025-2027
- Loukas Grafakos: Fellow of the American Mathematical Society 2024
- Lori Popejoy: Fellow, Gerontological Society of America 2024
- Willie Mack: Harvard Racial Justice Fellowship 2024
- Marie Concannon: James Bennett Childs Award 2024
- Anne Sales: American Academy of Nursing 2023
Webinars & Awards to Consider
Previous Webinars:
- Focus on the Fulbright Specialist Program (May 1, 2025) David Crespy, MU Fulbright liaison and Amirah Nelson, Senior Outreach Officer for the Fulbright Specialist Program provide an overview of the Fulbright Specialist application process and the support available through Mizzou for applicants. Kattesh Katti, Curator’s Professor of Radiology shares his experience as Fulbright specialist in South Africa during summer 2024.
- ACLS Fellowship (Feb. 13, 2024) Learn more about the highly prestigious American Council for Learned Societies (ACLS) with featured guest speaker John Paul Christy, Senior Director of U.S. Programs for ACLS, hosted by external awards fellow, Dr. David Crespy. This session was not recorded. Contact Dr. Crespy for materials and links.
- The Fulbright Scholar’s Award and the Humanities (November 20, 2024) David Crespy and Julia V. Lieber, Ph.D., Outreach and Recruitment Specialist, Institute of International Education, Fulbright Scholar Program discuss the award, the application process, and new Fulbright opportunities. recording of this session
- NEH Fellowship Webinar (Nov. 13, 2024) David Crespy, Stephen Karian, and Kate Neckermann lead an informative discussion about the application process for this award. The guest speaker is Dr. Geoff Burrows, senior program officer in the NEH Division of Research Programs. View recording
- Fulbright Opportunities for Faculty: STEM Fields (March 12, 2024) View session recording
- AAAS Fellowship (Feb. 28, 2024). AAAS Fellows Walter Gassmann and Melvin Oliver share advice for pursuing this award. View session recording
- The Guggenheim Fellowship: Steps in Applying ( Feb 7, 2024). Andre Bernard, VP and Secretary of the Guggenheim Foundation, discusses best practices for applying. View session recording
- Fulbright Opportunities for Faculty: Focus on Humanities (November 13, 2023) recording of this session
- Fulbright Opportunities for Faculty: STEM Fields (March 13, 2023) View session recording
- Building a Department Awards Culture (Feb 22, 2023): 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
Highly Prestigious Awards that are a good match for MU faculty, either application or nomination (all awards may be found in the database at the bottom of the page):
Application
- ACLS Fellows, American Council of Learned Societies: July – Sept
- CASBS Residency Fellow, Stanford University: Aug – Nov
- ESA Founders Memorial Award, Entomological Society of America: Feb – April
- Guggenheim Fellowship, JS Guggenheim Memorial Foundation: Aug – Sept
- HHMI Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Dec – March
- NEH Fellowships, National Endowment for the Humanities: Jan – April
- NEH Fellowships at Independent Research Institutions: May – Aug
- NHC Fellowship: July – October
- Robert Wood Johnson Policy Fellowship, National Academy of Medicine: Aug –Nov
- Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome: Aug – Nov
- Walter B. Cannon Award Lecture, American Physiological Society: Jan – July
- Wilson Center Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars: Jan – Oct
Nomination
- American Academy of Arts & Science Member/Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Science: Jan – Jun
- Harvard Society Junior Fellows, Harvard Society of Fellows: July – Aug
- Mead Johnson, Osborne and Mendel Award, American Society for Nutrition: spring – Jan
- Morrison Award, American Society of Animal Science: Oct – Jan
- Newcomb Cleveland Prize, American Association for the Advancement of Science: Jan – Jun
- National Academy of Medicine: Nov – Feb
- National Academy of Public Administration Fellow: Jan – April
- NAS Member
- Wolf Prize: Oct – Nov
Information about the Prestigious Fulbright US Scholars
Search for External Awards
To search the almost-18K external awards in the Academic Analytics database, go to Browse Honorific Awards in “Faculty Insight“. Use the various drop-down menus to limit or expand your search. Searching by award name or research topic and filtering by prestige will help narrow your focus.
If you want to see what awards you match best for, click “My Profile” and “Suggested Awards.”
TIP: Click the Help tab, select Faculty Insight User Guide, then Getting Started with Faculty Insights for an introduction and brief video.
Watch a video with Bill Horner sharing Tips on Using Faculty Insight
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:
- Candace Kuby, Associate Provost for Faculty Success
- Jackie Beary, External Awards Project Coordinator
- Bill Horner, Faculty Fellow for External Awards
- David Crespy, MU Fulbright Liaison