Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award
Call for Nominations
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize a faculty member for excellence in the mentoring of undergraduate researchers. The recipient must be a tenured or tenure-track faculty member for whom the mentoring of undergraduate researchers has been a significant activity.
Criteria for the award: Evidence of excellence in mentoring Pacific undergraduates in research may include the following activities:
- their research efforts, as part of regularly scheduled classes or undergraduate research credits, summer research, etc.
- their preparation for conference presentations (including PURCC) or research publications; or
- their application for grants to support research activity.
Nomination materials:
- Nomination letter highlighting nominee's success in mentoring undergraduate researchers (1 page maximum). Self-nominations will be accepted.
- Nominee's philosophy of undergraduate research mentoring (1 page maximum).
- Summary of nominee's record regarding the mentoring of undergraduates' research activities (3 pages maximum). This summary should include:
- A list of undergraduate research mentees and project titles (the list should be representative, not comprehensive); and
- Any other leadership activities promoting undergraduate research.
- Letters of support from current or former mentees (up to three; 1 page maximum each).