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Provost's Research and Scholarship Awards

FOUR PRSA AWARDS FOR 2023

Last year's award competition marked a major program update to increase the recognition opportunities for NSU faculty and provide accessibility to faculty from all academic disciplines and career stages.

The Provost's Award program transitioned from one annual award to four. The new program has two disciplinary categories and two awards (one for early career and one for established faculty) within each category.

In this new program, the below four awards, given sufficient candidates in each category, will be awarded annually:

  1. Assistant Professor in the Arts, Business, Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences
  2. Associate/Full Professor in the Arts, Business, Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences
  3. Assistant Professor in STEM and Health/Medicine
  4. Associate/Full Professor in STEM and Health/Medicine 


Please access the electronic award application here.

 

To recognize demonstrated achievement in research, scholarship, and creative pursuits by NSU faculty members. Faculty are recognized across disciplines and career stages for their achievements in these areas.

Research and scholarship are two of NSU's core values. The Provost's Research and Scholarship Awards (PRSA) recognize innovative and sustained activities in scholarly pursuits in support of NSU's mission to foster intellectual inquiry, academic excellence, research, and a dynamic learning environment. Excellence in faculty research and scholarship enhances education, patient care, and public service, which in turn develops superior scholarship.

These annual awards recognize distinguished accomplishments in the pursuit of research, creative, and scholarly activities across two broad disciplinary categories: 1) Arts, Business, Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences; and 2) STEM and Health/Medicine. Within these two categories, applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can apply as either Professors or Associate Professors for the “established faculty” award or as Assistant Professors for the “early career” award. Given sufficient candidates in each category, we expect to make up to four PRSA awards each year.

For more detailed information on the scoring criteria for the two faculty categories, please click on:
Associate/Full Professor Rubric
Assistant Professor Rubric

  1. Exemplifies excellence in research, scholarship, and/or creative activity*
  2. Significant contributions to the field of study*
  3. Externally recognized in the field*
  4. Source of mentoring support and/or collaboration for other NSU faculty
  5. Connects teaching to scholarly work, involving and mentoring NSU students

*These criteria focus on “scholarly potential and promise” for the Early Career/Assistant Professor awards.

Who is Eligible?

  • For the Assistant Professor awards, nominees must be employed full-time at NSU for at least the previous 2 academic years (i.e., fiscal year)
  • For the Associate/Full Professor awards, nominees must be employed full-time at NSU for at least the previous 4 academic years (i.e., fiscal year)
  • Nominees must be current full-time NSU faculty members (in case of dual appointment, minimum 51% effort at NSU)
  • Nominees can be previous PRSA applicants and finalists

Who is Not Eligible?

  • Previous PRSA winners
  • Active members of the Provost's Award Council
  • NSU adjunct faculty
  • NSU senior administrators
  • Anyone with findings of research misconduct or academic misconduct
  • Anyone with behaviors or involvement in situations that reflect contrary to the university core values

For self-nominations, a letter of support from an NSU faculty member or dean is required.

The 2023 nomination cycle runs from Monday, August 7, 2023, through Wednesday, September 6, 2023 and closes at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

 NSU faculty and staff may nominate eligible faculty (see eligibility guidelines above). For self-nominations, a letter of support from an NSU faculty member or dean is required.

Please access the electronic award application here.

During the nomination cycle, all successfully submitted application forms will receive email confirmation. The Provost's Research and Scholarship Award Council will review applications, select finalists, and submit recommendations to the Provost for final selection.

The winners of the Provost's Research and Scholarship Awards will be announced in November at the External Funding Recognition Reception.

Dates shown are for the 2023 nomination cycle.

  • Application Open Date: Monday, August 7, 2023
  • Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Award Announcement: November 2023

Read about previous winners of the Provost's Scholarship and Research Award.

Please contact  Dr. Roxana Ross.

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