Nominations are being accepted until Feb. 6 for University of Iowa faculty, staff, and student research, innovation, mentorship, and startup awards.
The awards include:
Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED) Faculty awards:
- Scholar of the Year, complete details and nomination materials are available at research.uiowa.edu/scholar-year;
- Early Career Scholar of the Year, complete details and nomination materials are available at research.uiowa.edu/early-career-scholar-year;
- Leadership in Research, complete details and nomination materials are available at research.uiowa.edu/leadership-research;
- Distinguished Achievement in Publicly Engaged Research, complete details and nomination materials are at research.uiowa.edu/distinguished-achievement-publicly-engaged-research;
- Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities Research, complete details and nomination materials are at research.uiowa.edu/distinguished-achievement-arts-and-humanities-research.
OVPRED and Office of the Vice President for Finance and Operations Staff awards:
- Distinguished Research Professional; and
- Distinguished Research Administrator, complete details and nomination materials are available at research.uiowa.edu/distinguished-research-administrator-research-professional-awards.
OVPRED and Graduate College awards:
- Graduate Student Research Excellence, complete details and nomination materials are available at research.uiowa.edu/graduate-research-excellence-award; and
- Postdoctoral Scholar/Fellow Research Excellence, complete details and nomination materials are available at research.uiowa.edu/postdoctoral-research-scholarfellow-research-excellence-award.
OVPRED and John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center awards:
- Startup of the Year; and
- Student Startup of the Year, complete details and nomination materials are available at www.iowajpec.org/entrepreneur-support/startup-of-the-year/
OVPRED and Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates awards:
- Excellence in Undergraduate Research, complete details and nomination/application materials are available at www.uiowa.edu/icru/article/excellence-undergraduate-research-awards; and
- Distinguished Mentor, complete details and nomination materials are available at www.uiowa.edu/icru/article/distinguished-mentor-awards. *Students nominate faculty for their commitment to undergraduate research/creative projects.
The awards are sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Operations, the Graduate College, the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, and the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates.
Winners will be awarded and recognized formally at our annual Celebrating Excellence: The University of Iowa Discovery & Innovation Awards Ceremony, which will highlight these research, innovation and scholarly achievements of 2014, on April 28, 2015.