NAU Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Inquiry & Creativity
The Office for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity honors current undergraduate students and faculty mentors who have demonstrated initiative, productivity, and dedication in contributing to the university community in the areas of research, scholarly, and/or creative activities with the NAU Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Inquiry & Creativity. These awards will be honored at the Hooper Poster Presentations & Reception each April.
2020-2021 nomination timelines:
For faculty mentors: September – December 1, 2020
For undergraduate students: January – March 29, 2021
Nominate an undergraduate student or faculty mentor
Nominate an undergraduate student or faculty mentor
Nominating an undergraduate student Accordion Open
Students in any discipline with at least 75 credit hours in a baccalaureate degree-granting program are eligible to be nominated for this Excellence award.
Nomination letters should include a description of the research, scholarly, or creative work in which the student participates, and should demonstrate the nominee’s qualifications in the following terms:
- academic excellence
- initiative
- creativity
- productivity
- dissemination activities
- collaborative activities
- contributions to the university community
Who can nominate?
You may nominate if you are
- a full-time faculty member
- a research faculty member
- an advising staff member
- a dean or department chair
Nomination materials (to be submitted as 4 PDF files)
- a nomination letter
- up to three letters of support
- the nominee’s transcript
- the nominee’s CV or resume
Nominating a faculty mentor Accordion Closed
This award is presented to a full-time faculty member who has demonstrated
- long-term commitment to mentoring undergraduate student inquiry, innovation, & creativity in any discipline
- a positive impact on multiple students, as demonstrated by student outcomes
- leadership or assistance to other faculty mentors
- engagement with a diverse group of students
Nomination letters should include a description of the nominee’s area of research, scholarly, or creative work, and demonstrate the nominee’s qualifications in the following terms:
- contributions to advancing undergraduate research, scholarship, or creative activity
- peer-reviewed publications or presentations made by their undergraduate students
- student success
- types of mentoring activities
Who can nominate?
You may nominate if you are
- a full-time faculty member
- a research faculty member
- an undergraduate student, in conjunction with a department chair
Nomination materials (to be submitted as 3 PDF files)
- a nomination letter
- up to three letters of support, one of which must be from an undergraduate student
- the nominee’s CV