Purpose

The Excellence in Sponsored Research Award honors PVAMU faculty/staff members for their exceptional accomplishments in externally funded sponsored research activities, demonstrating a strong commitment to elevate PVAMU research mission. The accomplishments and contributions of those selected are highly meritorious and worthy of recognition. The selected personnel is expected to function as a role model for increasing externally funded sponsored research and research expenditures by faculty/staff, and devote appropriate leadership service to the university, both ceremonial and professional.

Eligibility

A nominee for the Excellence in Sponsored Research Award shall be a full-time member of the faculty/staff who holds an appointment at PVAMU for a period not less than two consecutive years. Nominees must have a consistent and distinguished record of externally funded sponsored research activities in the last 2 to 3 years, demonstrating a strong commitment to elevate PVAMU overall research mission. The nominee should demonstrate a structured excellence in the following five categories:

  1. Research expenditures
  2. Grants/contracts received
  3. Proposals submitted
  4. Outcomes and Impact of Sponsored Research Activities
  5. Sponsored research leadership activities (at state, national and international level)

Award Amount

Amount will be announced yearly. The award is taxable.

Nomination Process

A call for nominations is issued in Campus Announcements. Nominations are open to all members of the PV community. Self-nominations are not acceptable.

Selection Process and Award

The Vice President or his/her designee shall appoint a review committee made up of faculty and staff. Previous awardees, if available, will be included on the committee.

The committee will review nominations and may interview candidates and request additional documentation supporting the accomplishments. From those nominations, the committee may select up to three finalists and make its recommendation to the Vice President by March 1.

The Vice President will select the Award winner from the list of three finalists presented by the committee. The announcement and recognition of the individual(s) selected will be made during the Faculty/Staff Awards Ceremony in spring.

Supporting Documentation

Nominations should include:

  • Nomination/cover letter (2 pages max)
  • A current curriculum vita (10 pages max)
  • List of the nominee’s outstanding achievements in the five categories (5 pages max)
    • Research expenditures (by the nominee; grouped by year and project)
    • Grants/contracts received (by year, PI or Co-PI (share), funding amount, sponsor, project title, duration, Internal/external, state/national)
    • Proposals submitted (by year, PI or Co-PI (share), funding amount, sponsor, project title, duration, Internal/external, state/national)
    • Outcomes and Impact of Sponsored Research Activities (graduate, undergraduate students mentored and matriculated, journal publications, conferences, abstracts, outreach, etc.)
    • Sponsored research leadership activities (at state, national and international level)

For questions, please contact the Office of Research, Innovation and Sponsored Programs at (936) 261-1570.