Our Research Development Services (RDS) unit offers assistance with nominating University of Oregon faculty for a wide variety of honors and awards, including assistance crafting letters of nomination, interpreting award and nomination guidelines, and insuring that nomination packages address award criteria as fully as possible.
Internal Honors and Awards
Outstanding Research Award
The Vice President for Research and Innovation, the Office of the Provost, and the Graduate School annually host and sponsor the Outstanding Research Awards. Awardees receive commendation from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. The awards include $1,000 (or $2,500 for a team) in research support, a recognition memento, and a highlight of their work in internal and external communications.
UO Sustainability Award
This award program aims to recognize individuals whose contributions deepen our culture of sustainability across a range of institutional activities. The OVPRI sponsors 2 of the Sustainability Awards: one for research and scholarship, and one for innovation and impact. Award recipients will receive $500 in research funds ($1000 will be provided to a team), and will also be featured in a video produced by the Office of Sustainability.
External Honors and Awards
Many associations, foundations and societies provide honors and awards in a wide variety of disciplines. To get you started on your path to winning an award or honor, RDS has created curated searches below using the Pivot funding opportunities database. RDS has also created list of honors, awards and prizes tailored for the departments within schools and colleges at UO. To learn more about Honors and Awards for Early Career Faculty, view our recorded workshop and presentation.
RDS also offers internal coordination support for faculty seeking to be nominated for membership in the following prestigious organizations: National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and American Association for the Advancement of Science. For assistance, please contact us at rds@uoregon.edu.