Connecticut State University System
Trustees Research Awards General Information
This award is given to recognize faculty who are doing research work of exceptional promise.
Eligibility
Assistant and associate professors in tenure-track or tenure positions.
Recipients of the award will not be eligible for reconsideration for the award for three years.
Nominations
Department and programs are encouraged to nominate women, faculty of color and members of other groups historically underrepresented in their discipline.
Nominees are expected to demonstrate substantive contributions/achievements and scholarly activities in their academic field of study during the last five years by submitting evidence of scholarly research and/or creative work accomplishments.
Number of Awards
There will be a total of five awards granted by the CSU Board of Trustees: one award of $1,000 to each of the CSU universities and a single award of $1,000 to the individual who best exemplified high quality research in the CSU System.
Source of Nominations
Nominations may originate from: Deans, Directors and Departments/Program Heads, administrators, award committees, individual faculty members. All nominations should be coordinated through the appropriate academic unit (e.g., Dean's departmental or program office)
Selection Process
For the University Award
Each university will determine a process for reviewing and recommending one appropriate candidate for consideration for the University Award. Once a candidate has been identified, the nomination will be submitted to the Trustees for their final selection.
A university may determine that there are no nominations sufficiently compelling to recommend for the award on a given year.
For the CSU System Award
The CSU System Award will be selected from the four University Award nominees submitted. These nominations will be reviewed by a committee composed of CSU Professors. After reviewing the nominations, the committee will forward its recommendation to the Trustees for their final selection
Timeline:
February: Call for Nominations
March: Review of nominations by campuses
April: Campuses forward recommendations to System Office;CSU Professors Committee reviews nominations and sends recommendation to the Board of Trustees
May: Board of Trustees selects winners |
