About the Award

The University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement was established in 1982-1983 to honour faculty members who have achieved significant and continuing productivity in scholarly research and/or artistic creation. These awards consist of a cash prize and a plaque. All faculty members, including Chairs are strongly encouraged to consider making a nomination, so that UPEI’s outstanding scholars will receive the recognition they deserve

There are three awards, one in each of the following categories:

• 1) Arts, Business, Education and Academic Librarians
• 2) Science and Engineering
• 3) Nursing and AVC

Eligibility

• Members that are currently teaching full-time for at least three years at UPEI.
• If a candidate holds a research chair position, they need to build a case that their scholarly achievement is exemplary taking into consideration that the candidate has a significantly reduced teaching load.
• Emphasis is placed on the last 5 years of the candidate’s research.
• A stellar researcher can make a case for exceptional research achievement to be considered in less than 5 years.
• Deans and any position from Assistant Vice-President and above are excluded from making nominations as the intent of the award is to have faculty recognize their peers.
• Winners within the past five years of the Scholarly Achievement Award are not eligible.

Nomination Process

Nomination may be made by any member of the University faculty, including the nominee, submitted to the FA Office at [email protected] using the subject line: Nomination – Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement

The nomination file should include:

• a letter of nomination of not more than 500 words outlining the rationale for the nomination. If a candidate for this award is in a research chair position, there needs to be a case built that the scholarly achievement is exemplary taking into consideration that the candidate has a significantly reduced teaching load.
• an up-to-date curriculum vitae to allow the committee to review the last 5 years of the candidate’s research.
• a list of up to five (5) of the most significant contributions to research and/or to practical applications. Describe the significance or demonstrated importance of each contribution to the academic community and to non-academic audiences. For collaborative contributions, describe your role.
• up to 5 samples of your contributions
• a list of other indicators of the impact of your work (such as prestigious lectures, research grants and fellowships, journal editorships, scholarly consulting activities, technical innovations, membership on committees, or public educational activities)
• contributions made to the advanced training of scholars and/or artists

Although electronic submissions (PDFs) are preferred, hard copies are also accepted if a PDF is not feasible (such as books). For this nomination file, you may use NSERC, CIHR, or SSHRC format if desired.