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: Dennis Trout, recipient of the highly prestigious Rome Prize, with President Choi at the 2024 Faculty Recognition Awards. 

Dennis Trout and President Choi

Recent Highly Prestigious Award Winners

Utku Asuroglu

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.

2024 Guggenheim Fellow
Dennis Trout

Dennis Trout

Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and department chair in the Department of Classics, Archaeology, and Religion

2024 American Academy in Rome, Rome Prize
Devin Fergus

Devon Fergus

Arvarh E. Strickland Distinguished Professor of History and Black Studies

National Humanities Center 2023-24 Fellow

Carol Ward

Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences and Adjunct Professor, Department of Anthropology

2023 American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Stephen Karian

Stephen Karian

Professor and Catherine Paine Middlebush Chair of English

2022-23 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow
Martha Kelly

Martha Kelly

Associate Professor of Russian

2022-23 National Humanities Center Fellow

Recent Winners of Prestigious Awards

2024

Dan Bergstralh: NSF Faculty Early Career Award (CAREER)

Bernadette Broderick: Cottrell Scholar Award 

Alyssa Carlson: NSF Early Faculty Career Award (CAREER)

Christina Carney: Fulbright Scholar 

Jianlin Cheng: AAAS Fellow

Dan Edidin: Fulbright Scholar 

Walter Gassmann: Noel T. Kern Award for Research in Molecular Plant Pathology

Lael Keiser: John Gaus Award, American Political Science Assoc.

Kiruba Krishnaswamy: NSF Early Faculty Career Award (CAREER)

Brandi MacDonald: NSF Early Faculty Career Award (CAREER)

Ron Mittler: AAAS Fellow

Rajiv Mohan: AAAS Fellow

Kate Nelson: NSF Early Faculty Career Award (CAREER)

Tan Nguyen: NSF Faculty Early Career Award (CAREER)

Brian Silvey: Fulbright Scholar

Tim Trull: AAAS Fellow

Robert S. Walker: Fulbright Scholar

Chris Wikle: AAAS Fellow

Bing Yang: American Phytopathological Society Fellow 2024

2023

Jerry Atwood: ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry

Nicole Campione-Barr: Fellow, American Psychological Association

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.  The 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.

If granted, the Provost’s Office will provide the department with $7,500 per course for teaching replacement of the course. Faculty should let Dr. Kuby know when the award application has been submitted and when they learn the outcome.

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.

Featured External Awards

NEH Fellowships: All disciplines, all scholars CASBS Fellowship: Interdiscip. program. Closes Nov. 3

Webinars & Awards to Consider

Upcoming Webinars

  • NEH Fellowship Webinar: Nov. 13, 2024, 12:00-1:00 pm. Join Dr. David Crespy, External Awards Fellow and recent NEH Fellowship applicant, Dr. Stephen Karian, NEH Fellowship Awardee, and Kate Neckermann, Director of the Office of Research & Creative Activities for an informative discussion about the application process for this Highly Prestigious Award.  We’ll walk you through the various aspects of this application including a discussion of the Narrative, Work Plan, Bibliography, and Resume, offering you an example of a recent application, and the kinds of recommenders you’ll need to apply. The guest speaker will be Dr. Geoff Burrows, senior program officer in the NEH Division of Research Programs.  Join ZOOM session here
  • The Fulbright Scholar’s Award and the Humanities: November 20, 2024, 12:00-1:00 pm. Fulbright Liaison David Crespy will be joined by Julia V. Lieber, Ph.D., Outreach and Recruitment Specialist, Institute of International Education, Fulbright Scholar Program. They will discuss the award, the application process, and new Fulbright opportunities. The webinar will feature Dr. Crespy’s Fulbright experience in Spain and Greece. register for the session

 

Previous Webinar Recordings

  • 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):

 

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Information about the Prestigious Fulbright US Scholars 

Deadline to apply for 25/26 is September 15, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search for External Awards

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

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: