CHSP Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award Guidelines
During the Bicentennial Campaign, this annual monetary award of $1,000 was made possible through several CHSP donors who place value on the ability of faculty to engage in productive research and creative activity. (The award is made directly to the recipient via payroll.)
The application should address research accomplishments achieved during the calendar year 2024.
Due date: March 3, 2025
Instructions: Applicants must complete an online application for the 2024-25 CHSP Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award and be prepared to upload a consolidated PDF.
Nomination: There are three possible routes to nomination: (a) by self; (b) by a colleague; or (c) by the school director or department chair. In any case, the support of the director/chair is required.
Eligibility: Tenure-track faculty members in CHSP are eligible to receive the Faculty Research and Creative Activity award. A recipient may not receive the award in consecutive years.
Period of consideration: The nominee’s record over the most recent evaluation period will be considered (i.e., January through December).
Preference: The Award Selection Committee will give weight (preference) to applicants with research and publications involving sole- and first-authorship, and any research grants awarded for which the applicant is a PI or a co-PI.
Award Selection by the Research Council: The Research Council will serve as the selection committee. In the event that one of the committee members is a nominee, a substitute committee member will be identified from that department/school. Committee members are encouraged to comment on the applicant’s adherence to this application’s guidelines, and the quality and significance of the nominee’s work, and to judge the relative merit of all applications.
After deliberating and choosing a final candidate, the review committee will communicate its recommendation for one award recipient to the Dean. If the committee deliberations end in a tie between two finalists, the Dean will review the application materials and make a final decision.
Basic requirements of consolidated PDF:
Format: One-inch margins, 11-point font, Arial font, single-spaced.
Page limit: Not to exceed five (5) pages. Appendices are separate and have no page limit.
Page 1: Cover page (see below)
Page 2: If nominated by a colleague or a chair/school director, that person should write a letter of support highlighting his/her reasons for making the nomination. If the nominee is self-nominated, a letter written by the nominee should introduce the application by highlighting major accomplishments.
Pages 3-5: Summary of Accomplishments: Nominee shall provide a brief narrative and list accomplishments during the period of consideration, including articles in journals, textbooks, and chapters, grants submitted and awarded (including funding agency, total award, role on the grant [PI, co-PI, other], and percentage of responsibility), interdisciplinary research initiatives, peer-reviewed scientific papers presented, invited talks at national and international venues, posters/exhibits, and other accomplishments of note. Clearly, distinguish peer-reviewed versus non-peer-reviewed work.
Appendix (not counted in total page limit): The electronic application may include 1 or 2 reprints/exhibits. If the Committee wishes to see additional samples of your work, it will be requested.
The application must include:
- Cover page with the following
- Award Year (the most recent calendar year)
- Name of Applicant
- Applicant's academic program
- Who nominated you - please include the name
- Self-nomination
- A colleague
- The school director or department chair
Inquiries: Associate Dean for Research, Janet Simon; simonj@ohio.edu