Dean's Awards of Excellence - Research Faculty

Award Description
These awards are designed to recognize overall excellence in research and innovation for faculty members that are at various stages of career progression.

A maximum of 6 awards may be given each year.

• Early career investigators are defined as faculty that are within 6 years of their initial appointment as an independent faculty member.
• Mid-career investigators are defined as investigators that have completed 6 years as an independent faculty member but have not exceeded 15 years.
• Senior investigators are faculty members who are beyond 15 years of their initial appointment as an independent faculty member. Appropriate adjustments in eligibility will be given to faculty that have been on leave (e.g., parental leave, sick leave).

It is the intent of the committee that one award would be given to a clinical researcher and a basic scientist at each career stage. Depending on the depth and breadth of the nominee pool, the adjudication committee may adjust the number of awards granted amongst the category but collectively will grant no more than 6 awards in any year.

Criteria
While nominations should focus on the nominee’s primary area(s) of strength, the adjudication committee will assess the nominees based on the following which may include:

• Track record of consistent competitive external and/or internal research funding
• Record of peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publication
• Training of high-quality personnel in line with EDI-D principles
• Contributions to the research mission of the school
• Participation as a reviewer, chair, or scientific officer on major grants panels
• Invites and keynote talks at national and international conferences
• Evidence of research innovations and impact
• History of honours, prizes, and awards

Nomination Procedure
To nominate a faculty member for this award, submit a nomination package online which includes the following:

1. Online nomination form (link below)
2. Nominating letter highlighting the nominee’s excellence and research impact signed by the nominator.
3. Up to three supporting letters from peers summarizing the nominee’s excellence and impact
4. Up to two supporting letters from trainees
5. Current CV (10-page maximum highlighting accomplishments relevant to this award)

Nomination Form

Award Description
This award is to recognize and honour a faculty member who has had an exceptional record of achievement in the calendar year that precedes the nomination.

Criteria
While nominations should focus on the nominee’s primary area(s) of strength, the adjudication committee will assess the nominees based on the following which may include:

• Competitive external research funding
• High-impact research publications
• Leading or co-leading a successful major grant
• Patents
• Honours, prizes, and awards
• Prestigious invites to speak
• Appointments to high-level local, national, and international committees and panels

Nomination Procedure
To nominate a faculty member for this award, submit a nomination package online which includes the following:

1. Online nomination form (link below)
2. A nominating letter highlighting the nominee’s excellence and impact during the year under consideration signed by the nominator
3. Up to three supporting letters summarizing the accomplishments and impact of the nominee’s achievement over the year under consideration
4. Current CV (10-page maximum highlighting accomplishments relevant to this award)

Nomination Form

Award Description
This award is to specifically recognize and honour a faculty member who unselfishly has a sustained track record of mentoring and promoting the research career development of Schulich faculty. Individuals that broadly mentor faculty in all aspects of the School’s mission, should consider being nominated for the Schulich Award of Excellence-Faculty Mentorship Award.

Criteria
While nominations should focus on the nominee’s primary area(s) of strength, the adjudication committee will assess the nominees based on the following which may include:

• Track record of mentoring limited-duties, limited-term, pre- and post-tenured faculty members
• Service on internal grant review committees
• Establishing collaborative interactions led by other faculty to advance innovative research
• Oversight of core or multiuser facilities that advance the research mission of the faculty
• Sharing of novel resources (e.g., mice, antibodies, cells) to advance the research of others
• Securing major equipment and infrastructure grants
• Service on animal and human ethics review boards
• Advancing the career of postdoctoral fellows
• Activities that promote faculty wellness
• Promotion of EDI-D principles

Nomination Procedure
To nominate a faculty member for this award, submit a nomination package online which includes the following:

1. Online nomination form (link below)
2. A nominating letter highlighting the nominee’s excellence and impact during the year under consideration signed by the nominator
3. Up to three supporting letters summarizing the accomplishments and impact of the nominee’s achievement over the year under consideration
4. Current CV (10-page maximum highlighting accomplishments relevant to this award)

Nomination Form

Award Description
This award is to recognize and honour a faculty member who has advanced the multidisciplinary research mission of the faculty through innovations in bench-to-bedside/chairside discoveries.

Criteria
While nominations should focus on the nominee’s primary area(s) of strength, the adjudication committee will assess the nominees based on the following which may include:

• Development of novel research models that inform on human health and disease
• Mechanistic studies that clearly inform on strategic drug discovery for clinical applications
• Discovery of unique drugs or treatments that have a real or potential impact in the clinic
• Innovative diagnostic tools or applications
• Establishment of patents or intellectual property
• Leading or co-leading early-stage clinical trials
• Coordinating interdisciplinary and interfaculty collaborative successes
• Contributing to health care quality, health policy and/or patient safety

Nomination Procedure
To nominate a faculty member for this award, submit a nomination package online which includes the following:

1. Online nomination form (link below)
2. Nominating letter highlighting the nominee’s unique and impactful contributions to realized or potential bench-to-bedside discoveries.
3. Up to three supporting letters summarizing the accomplishments and impact of the nominee’s achievement in this category
4. Current CV (10-page maximum highlighting accomplishments relevant to this award)

Nomination Form

Award Description
This award is to recognize and honour a faculty member who has an exceptional history of community and public outreach with direct implications of increasing the visibility of research at Schulich

Criteria
While nominations should focus on the nominee’s primary area(s) of strength, the adjudication committee will assess the nominees based on the following which may include:

• Evidence of a broad array of research outreach (e.g., lay talks to volunteer groups, disease-based charities, community groups, and activities for pre-university students)
• Service on local, national, and international panels, boards, and policy committees
• Authorship of non-expert editorials, periodicals, high-profile reviews, and/or commentaries
• Written, audio and/or video media outreach that showcases research discoveries
• Dissemination of knowledge and messaging to the public at large
• Activities that enhance the reputation of Schulich and Western
• Development of community engagement learning opportunities

Nomination Procedure
To nominate a faculty member for this award, submit a nomination package online which includes the following:

1. Online nomination form (link below)
2. Nominating letter highlighting the nominee’s unique and impactful contributions to community outreach.
3. Up to three supporting letters from peers summarizing the accomplishments and impact of the nominee’s achievement in this category
4. Up to three letters from community activists and/or leaders that can speak to the nominee’s impact in translating research discoveries to the lay population
5. Current CV (10-page maximum highlighting accomplishments relevant to this award)

Nomination Form

Award Description
This award is to recognize and honour a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence and innovation in education research and/or scholarship. This award would be expected to go to a leader in driving the research mission of the school in scholarly research.

Criteria
While nominations should focus on the nominee’s primary area(s) of strength, the adjudication committee will assess the nominees based on the following which may include:

• History of competitive funding to support educational research and/or scholarship
• Impactful publications in leading journals in their field
• Inclusive training of HQPs aligned with EDI-D principles
• Evidence that research/scholarship has impact in the greater community
• Recipient of awards, honors, prizes in recognition of accomplishments
• Evidence of leadership in their field of study
• Participation as a reviewer or chair on grants panels
• Invites and keynote talks at national and international conferences
• Contributions to education research and/scholarship that impacts global health and sustainability
• Research/scholarship in the efficacy of different pedagogical approaches

Nomination Procedure
To nominate a faculty member for this award, submit a nomination package online which includes the following:

1. Online nomination form (link below)
2. A nominating letter highlighting the nominee’s unique and impactful contributions to scholarship and/or education research
3. Up to three supporting letters summarizing the accomplishments and impact of the nominee’s achievement in the category
4. Current CV (10-page maximum highlighting accomplishments relevant to this award)

Nomination Form

Award Description
This award is to recognize and honor a senior faculty member who has had an exceptional career in research, leadership, and service. Nominees are required to have reached the rank of Full Professor and have been a member of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry for a minimum of 10 years. Active emeritus faculty are also eligible to be nominated for this award.

Criteria
While nominations should focus on the nominee’s primary area(s) of strength, the adjudication committee will assess the nominees based on the following which may include:

• Lifetime h index and citations
• Publication record
• Evidence of research impact and/or translation to the clinic
• Documented innovations, patents, and intellectual property
• Keynote speaker and major conference invites
• Appointment and/or leadership of policy-establishing committees
• Record of service on grant review panels and national research institutes
• Journal editorial roles
• Honours, awards, inductions, and prizes
• Appointment and effectiveness in leadership roles
• Service to the Schulich and Western research community
• Mentorship of successful trainees

Nomination Procedure
To nominate a faculty member for this award, submit a nomination package online which includes the following:

1. Online nomination form (link below)
2. Nominating letter highlighting the nominee’s unique and impactful career contributions
3. Up to three supporting letters from peers summarizing the accomplishments and impact of the nominee’s achievements over their career
4. Up to two supporting letters from trainees
5. Up to two letters from external, arms-length referees that highlight the significance and impact of the nominee’s research beyond the university
6. Full CV
   
   

Nomination Form