About the Award

The Scholarly Achievement Award was established in 1982-1983 to honour faculty members who have achieved significant and continuing productivity in scholarly research and/or artistic creation. These awards consist of a monetary prize and a plaque. All faculty members, including Chairs are strongly encouraged to consider making a nomination, so that UPEI’s outstanding scholars will receive the recognition they deserve

There are 3 awards, one in each of the following categories:

• 1) Arts, Business, Education and Academic Librarians
• 2) Science and Engineering
• 3) Nursing and AVC

Eligibility

• Members that are currently teaching full-time for at least three years at UPEI.
• If a candidate holds a research chair position, they need to build a case that their scholarly achievement is exemplary taking into consideration that the candidate has a significantly reduced teaching load.
• Emphasis is placed on the last 5 years of the candidate’s research.
• A stellar researcher can make a case for exceptional research achievement to be considered in less than 5 years.
• Deans and any position from Assistant Vice-President and above are excluded from making nominations as the intent of the award is to have faculty recognize their peers.
• Winners within the past five years of the Scholarly Achievement Award are not eligible.

Nomination

Nomination may be made by any member of the University faculty, including the nominee. Self-Nomination is permitted and encouraged.

The nomination file should include:

• a letter of no more than 500 words highlighting the nominee’s scholarly achievements.
• CV limited to the last 5 years of the candidate’s career.
• a list of up to five (5) of the nominee’s most significant contributions to scholarly research and/or artistic creation and their significance or demonstrated impact of each to the academic community and/or industry.
  • For collaborative contributions, describe your role in the project.
  • Links to these contributions are encouraged.
  • Contributions made to the advanced training of scholars and/or artists, such as graduate students or postdocs are eligible for this category.

Nomination Form [Microsoft Word]