Distinguished Scholar Award

The Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of research, creativity, or other scholarly activities.  The award comes with a $1,500 prize.

Who is eligible:
All UM faculty.

Creative and scholarly activities, basic research and applied research will be given equal consideration.

The total scholarly contributions of the individual will be considered with respect to:

-the quality and number of publications, and other forms of scholarship presentation;
-direction of graduate students' research and their accomplishments;
-honors, awards, and published comments on the validity and importance of the scholarship;
-letters of support from other scholars in the discipline;
-a record of receiving outside financial support, with particular emphasis on the nature of the projects and the selection process.