The Division of University Research is pleased to announce the 2023 call for award nominations to recognize excellence in research, scholarly, and/or creative activities by faculty and students. All nominations will be judged by a faculty panel appointed by the Vice President for Research.

 

This award recognizes full-time permanent faculty members for their outstanding achievements in research activity, either for a specific project or for a body of work accumulated over multiple years. An individual or a group of faculty members working on the same project may be nominated. The awardee(s) must be employed by Rowan University at the time of the award presentation. The award will be presented as part of the Rowan University Faculty Research Day to be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, and recognized at the Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony.

 

Award criteria are:

1. Quality: has the project resulted in a significant advancement in the applicant’s field of interest?
2. Institutional impact: has this research included students and/or been applied in the classroom?
3. Recognition: have publications in peer-reviewed journals, presentations at professional society meetings, and/or honors and awards resulted from this work?

The application package will be completed electronically and will consist of:

1. A letter of nomination from another faculty member or administrator, addressing the evaluation criteria listed above;
2. A letter of support from the nominee’s college dean(s);
3. A nominee-written one to two-page summary of their research activity, addressing the criteria listed above;
4. A two-page resume from each nominee.

The entire application must be submitted by the nominating faculty member electronically in Word document format to the Office of Research Development, ORD@rowan.edu, no later than 12 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023.

This award recognizes achievements in research as a graduate student. Students must be enrolled at the University for the entirety of the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.

 

The award is for a single project or for a series of projects that demonstrate the student’s skills in planning, conducting, and disseminating research. An individual student or a group of students working on the same project may be nominated. Students must be nominated by a faculty member.

 

Award criteria are:

1. Originality: is the project at the forefront of the applicant’s professional field?
2. Impact: is there potential for the project to result in a significant advancement in the applicant’s field of interest?
3. Quality: is the research work presented with appropriate technical content, style and language?

The application package will be completed electronically and will consist of:

1. A letter of nomination from a faculty member;
2. A student-written one to two-page summary of their research;
3. A student-written one-page biographical sketch (per student, if a team is nominated) that includes a description of their role in the research, the impact of the research on their knowledge and skills, and their future goals.

The entire application must be submitted by the nominating faculty member electronically in Word document format to the Office of Research Development, ORD@rowan.edu, no later than 12 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023.

 

This award recognizes research achievements by undergraduate students who are accepted in their chosen major or program. Also, students must be in attendance at the University for the entirety of the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.

 

The award recognizes a single project or a series of projects that demonstrate the student’s skills in planning, conducting, and disseminating research. An individual student or a group of students working on the same project may be nominated. Students must be nominated by a faculty member.

 

Award criteria are:

1. Originality: is the project at the forefront of the applicant’s professional field?
2. Impact: is there potential for the project to result in a significant advancement in the applicant’s field of interest?
3. Quality: is the research work presented with appropriate technical content, style and language?

The application package will be completed electronically and will consist of:

1. A letter of nomination from a faculty member;
2. A student-written one to two-page summary of their research;
3. A student-written one-page biographical sketch (per student, if a team is nominated) that includes a description of their role in the research, the impact of the research on their knowledge and skills, and their future goals.

The entire application must be submitted by the nominating faculty member electronically in Word document format to the Office of Research Development, ORD@rowan.edu, no later than 12 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023.

 

This award if for a research team led by a full-time permanent faculty member for their recent breakthrough which represents a significant advance in understanding of a particular subject or problem solving approach.  The breakthrough must show evidenced of public dissemination and documented impact that the work has led to discovery of new information, developed an innovative technology, technique or approach, or has explained a previously unexplained phenomena.  This award will go to the research team (comprised of faculty, staff, students, and internal/external collaborators) who have made significant advancements beyond current knowledge with work that has the potential for profound impact in a field of study or on society as a whole.

 

Award criteria are:

1. Timeliness: Has the project undergone public dissemination and shown documented impact in the recent 12 months (prior to this application)?
2. Quality: has the project resulted in significant advancements beyond current knowledge with work that has the potential for profound impact?
3. Institutional impact: Can the research idea be primarily attributed to a Rowan personnel (faculty, staff or student) such as to bring recognition to Rowan as an institution at the leading edge on societal impact and discovery?
4. Recognition: have the publications in peer-reviewed journals, presentations at professional society meetings resulted in nationwide press/publicity or honors/awards from others knowledgeable or expert in the field?

The application package will be completed electronically and will consist of:

1. A letter of nomination or self-nomination from the team. The letter must acknowledge all involved in the work and show that all involved have been notified of their nomination. The letter should address the criteria written above.
2. A letter of support from the nominee’s college dean(s);
3. Supporting evidence that the work has resulted in nationwide press/publicity or honors/awards from others knowledgeable or expert in the field. This could be in the form of reviewer comments from peer reviewed publications.
4. A bio sketch (one to two paragraphs) of each team member recognized in the nomination. 

The entire application must be submitted by the nominating faculty member electronically in Word document format to the Office of Research Development, ORD@rowan.edu, no later than 12 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023.

 

For questions or additional information, please contact: 

John Manuel
Manager, Office of Research Development
Division of University Research
manuel@rowan.edu