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
Gary Stacey
Curators’ Distinguished Professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and Bond Life Sciences Center principal investigator
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
Dennis Trout
Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and department chair in the Department of Classics, Archaeology, and Religion
Stephen Karian
Professor and Catherine Paine Middlebush Chair of English
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.
Recent Nationally Recognized Faculty
- Jennie Ikuta: Racial Justice Fellowship at Harvard Carr Center 25/26
- Kimberly Powell: Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing 2025
- 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: Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing 2023
Webinars & Awards to Consider
Previous Webinars:
- All previous Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Specialist webinars can be found on the Mizzou International Programs website
- NEH Fellowship (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
- AAAS Fellowship (Feb. 28, 2024). AAAS Fellows Walter Gassmann and Melvin Oliver share advice for pursuing this award. View session recording
- ACLS Fellowship (Feb. 13, 2024) Learn about the highly prestigious American Council for Learned Societies (ACLS) with guest speaker John Paul Christy, Senior Director of U.S. Programs for ACLS, hosted by David Crespy. This session was not recorded. Contact Dr. Crespy for materials and links.
- 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
- links to all previous webinars
Awards that are a good match for MU faculty (all awards may be found in the database at the bottom of the page):
Highly Prestigious Application
- ACLS Fellows, American Council of Learned Societies: July – Sept
- CASBS Residency Fellow, Stanford University: Aug – Nov
- Guggenheim Fellowship, JS Guggenheim Memorial Foundation: Aug – Sept
- HHMI Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Dec – March
- NEH Fellowship: Jan – April
- NEH Fellowships at Independent Research Institutions: May – Aug
- NHC Fellowship: July – October
- Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome: Aug – Nov
Highly Prestigious 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
- National Academy of Medicine: Nov – Feb
- NAS Member
- Stephen Hales Prize: Dec – Feb
Prestigious Application
- American Physiological Society Awards
- American Chemical Society Awards: Sept, Oct, Nov
- Fulbright Scholar: Feb – Sept
- Humboldt Research Fellowship: ongoing
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)
- Sloan Research Fellowships: open in July
Prestigious Nomination
- AAAS Fellow: Dec – Feb
- APA Fellow, American Psychological Association: Aug – Sept
- Fellow, Assoc for Psychological Science: Oct deadline
- ASA Fellow, American Society of Agronomy: Jan – March
- Fellow of the ASPB: Dec – Feb
- American Society of Animal Science Awards
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