Incredible and transformative work is taking place at the University across disciplines in the areas of discovery, innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership development. You have an opportunity to help recognize the individuals responsible for this amazing work by submitting your nominations for faculty, staff and student research, innovation, mentorship and startup awards. All nomination/application materials must be received by February 5, 2016.

Nomination materials and criteria for the following awards are available at http://research.uiowa.edu/office-research-economic-development/recognizing-research-and-innovation-excellence.

Faculty research and scholarly activity awards:

• Scholar of the Year
• Early Career Scholar of the Year
• Leadership in Research
• Distinguished Achievement in Publicly Engaged Research
• Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities Research
• New Faculty Communicating Ideas Award

Staff research awards:

• Distinguished Research Professional
• Distinguished Research Administrator

Student, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral innovation and research awards:

• New Student Innovator
• Graduate Student Research Excellence
• Postdoctoral Scholar/Fellow Research Excellence

University of Iowa Startup of the Year award: 

• Faculty/Staff Startup of the Year

Nomination/application materials and criteria for Excellence in Undergraduate Research are at http://www.uiowa.edu/icru/article/excellence-undergraduate-research-awards, and for Distinguished Mentor at http://www.uiowa.edu/icru/article/distinguished-mentor-awards.

Awards are sponsored by the Office of Research and Economic Development, the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Operations, the Graduate College, the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, and the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates.  Winners will be awarded and recognized formally at our annual Celebrating Excellence: The University of Iowa Discovery & Innovation Awards Ceremony, which will highlight these research, innovation and scholarly achievements of 2015, in April 2016.