2019 UIC Research and Scholarship Annual Award Competition

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation (OVCI) and the Office of Technology Management (OTM) are pleased to announce the 2019 UIC Research and Scholarship Annual Award competition.

Sponsored by the OVCR, the annual Research and Scholarship awards celebrate the efforts and commitment of individuals who make exceptional progress advancing knowledge in their area of research and scholarship. These individuals inspire and promote continued excellence at UIC.

One Distinguished Researcher and one Rising Star awardee will be selected from each of the following categories:

Basic Life Sciences
Clinical Sciences
Natural Sciences & Engineering
Social Sciences

In addition, one Distinguished Scholar and one Rising Star awardee will be selected from the following category:

Humanities, Arts, Design & Architecture

The Distinguished Researcher and Distinguished Scholar awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their fields, whereas the Rising Star awards honor individuals who show exceptional promise to become future leaders.

Any member of the campus community is eligible to submit nominations for this award; self-nominations will also be accepted. Nominations for all award categories are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.

For additional information, please visit: https://research.uic.edu/lifecycle/funding-opportunities/faculty-awards/roy/

Please direct questions on the Researcher and Scholar awards to rds@uic.edu.

The award ceremony will take place in Spring 2020.