Research Recognition Awards
The annual Research Recognition Awards (RRA) are designed to celebrate full-time faculty members at Mount Royal University who are making extraordinary contributions to their respective academic/professional fields, our students and our communities through their scholarship. This year, three awards will recognize the outstanding achievements of MRU scholars in the categories of Emerging Scholar, Research and Scholarship Excellence, and Undergraduate Research Supervision. Nominations for 2024 are now open.
Award recipients will be recognized at a faculty awards event, led by the Provost’s Office scheduled for May, 2024, and they will be featured on the ORSCE webpage and newsletter. More information about faculty awards and the event will be shared with the community soon.
Each year, members of the MRU community are invited to nominate a faculty member for a Research Recognition Award. Please review the following information prior to completing your nomination.
Eligibility for Research Recognition Awards
- Full-time faculty (including Senior Lecturers) are eligible.
- Self-nominations are not accepted.
- Following the nomination, a faculty member may only submit one award application in an academic year.
- A faculty member can only win one award every five years.
- The ORSCE will typically give out a maximum of one award per category every academic year.
- All nominees are expected to demonstrate principles and behaviours consistent with the responsible conduct of research.
Nomination process and criteria
- For all awards, nominations are invited from colleagues (including contract faculty), department chairs, Deans and institute directors. Adjudication Committee members are not eligible to submit a nomination.
- The committee will not consider an application for any award other than that for which the person was nominated.
- Each nomination requires two nominators: one primary and one secondary nominator.
- For the Undergraduate Research Supervision Award, at least one of the nominators must be an MRU student.
- Nominators are encouraged to inform the nominee of the nomination.
- Nominees will be contacted by the Adjudication Committee and invited to accept or decline their nomination. The Adjudication Committee includes Associate and Vice Deans of Research, the Director of the ORSCE, and the AVP RSCE or designates.
Nominations are now closed.
Application requirements
Nominees for Research Recognition Awards will be invited to submit the following materials to the selection committee as a part of their award application package:
- 2-page (maximum) cover letter (double spaced, 12 point font) that articulates how you meet the award criteria and your most significant scholarly achievements as they relate to the award.
- CV (any format – MRU CV not required)
- Two (2) letters of support.
- For the Undergraduate Research Supervision Award, at least one letter from current or former MRU students is required. Letters must detail the impact that the faculty member has had on students’ research and/or scholarly endeavours.
- Cover letters and letters of support should be addressed to the Research & Scholarship Recognition Awards Adjudication Committee.
We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free nomination and selection processes for these awards. We encourage nominations and applications from the entire full-time faculty community.
Application packages are due March 15, 2024
Extra materials (including extra letters of support) contained in the application package will not be reviewed.
All application materials (including letters of support) must be assembled by the applicants into a single pdf file. Submit your pdf file through this form.
- Celebrates excellence in research/scholarship for a faculty member with an appointment as Assistant Professor or Senior Lecturer at Mount Royal University who is no more than 10 years from their highest degree at the time of nomination.
- Focuses on research/scholarship that demonstrates impact and originality by producing new knowledge in their discipline/field
- Celebrates excellence in research/scholarship by a tenured faculty member
- Demonstrates a well established program of research/scholarship with original and innovative contributions to their field of knowledge
- Demonstrates an impact on the work of other researchers/scholars, professionals, or community
- Demonstrates an impact and/or leadership in research/scholarship in a given area, as recognized by peers at multiple levels
- Celebrates a meaningful and ongoing commitment to enriching students’ experience at MRU by providing mentorship, training and opportunities to participate in and disseminate original research/scholarship
- Demonstrates an impact of supervision on student research and scholarship
- Identifies a substantial contribution to the growth and development of MRU students’ research/scholarship competencies
- Some examples may include: partnering with students; supporting students with obtaining research funding, disseminating work, preparing for graduate school, or making connections with the research community