Distinguished Research Career Development Award

Purpose: These awards intend to demonstrate the University’s support and commitment to outstanding science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) research by recognizing our most promising newly tenured faculty by funding a new opportunity or accelerating ongoing innovative research by the Awardee.  We anticipate 2-4 Awards, which corresponds to ~ 15% of the annual promotion pool, each year.

Eligibility and Application: STEM research faculty, within 3 years of promotion to tenure, are eligible for a Distinguished Research Career Development Award.  Any unit (College, School, Department, PhD Program) or tenured faculty member can nominate the candidate. The nomination will remain active through the applicant’s 3rd post-tenure year. A faculty member can receive the Award only once.
The Nomination package should include:

a) Cover page with the nominee’s name, date of promotion to tenure, and department or program
b) Nomination letter describing the major research accomplishments and potential for continued research innovation, leadership, and productivity (not to exceed 2 pages).
c) Curriculum vitae with bibliography
d) 2 Letters of recommendation
e) Description of the research to be supported by this award (not to exceed 3 pages). The description must include a paragraph specifically describing the new direction, innovation, risk and high impact nature of the proposed research.

The award is $50,000 to be spent over 2 years on equipment, personnel, or supplies.  Funds may not be used for the Awardee’s salary.  The purpose of the Award is to initiate a new strategic research direction, initiate high risk/high payoff research, or accelerate progress on a highly significant, ongoing research project. 
The proposed research must have potential to make significant impact and enhance the scholarly profile of the awardee and the University of Virginia.

Evaluation criteria: A special (intercollege) internal review committee will review nominees and recommend awardees to the Vice President for Research, who will make the final decision.  Nominees will be evaluated on the quality, innovation, and importance of their research program at UVa and the novelty, significance, and potential impact of the proposed research. 

Dates: Nominations must be submitted by 4 February 2013 to Meg Harris (meg@virginia.edu) in the Office of the Vice President for Research. Awardees will be announced in early spring and the Awards presented at the May meeting of the Board of Visitors. Contact Rick Horwitz (horwitz@virginia.edu) with any questions.

Distinguished Research Award

Purpose: These awards intend to demonstrate the University’s support and commitment to outstanding science, technology, engineering and math research by recognizing our most promising and creative new full professors. The Award will fund a significant, new research opportunity for the Awardee. We anticipate 1-3 Awards, which corresponds to ~ 15% of the annual professorial promotion pool, each year.

Eligibility and Application: STEM research faculty, within 4 years of promotion to full professor, are eligible for the Distinguished Research Award.  Any unit (College, School, Department, PhD Program) or full professor can nominate the candidate. The nomination will remain active through the applicant’s 4th year subsequent to promotion to professor. A faculty member can receive the Award only once.
The Nomination package should include:

a) Cover page with the nominee’s name and supporting department or program
b)  Nomination letter describing the candidate’s major research accomplishments and potential for continued research innovation, leadership, and productivity (not to exceed 2 pages).
c) Curriculum vitae with bibliography
d) 2 Letters of recommendation
e) Description of the research to be supported by this award (not to exceed 3 pages). The description must include a paragraph specifically outlining the new direction, innovation, risk, and high impact nature of the proposed research.

The award is $150,000 over 3 years to be spent on equipment, personnel, or supplies.  Funds may not be used for the Awardee’s salary.  The purpose of the Award is to initiate either high-risk research or a new strategic research direction that has significant high impact potential and that will enhance the scholarly profile of the awardee and the University of Virginia.

Evaluation criteria: A special (intercollege) internal review committee will review nominees and recommend awardees to the Vice President for Research, who will make final decisions.  Nominees will be evaluated on the quality, innovation, and importance of their research accomplishments at UVa and the novelty, significance, and potential impact of proposed research. Dates: Nominations must be submitted by 4 February 2013, to Meg Harris (meg@virginia.edu), in the Office of the Vice President for Research. Awardees will be announced in early spring and the Award presented at the May meeting of the Board of Visitors. Contact Rick Horwitz (horowitz@virginia.edu) with any questions.

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