Celebrating Excellence in Research and Creative Activity
UMKC Research Awards
Contact the UMKC Office of Research Services for nomination form, guidelines, and criteria
- N.T. Veatch Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity – Nomination Deadline: August 21, 2020 Recognizes distinguished research and other scholarly or creative activity accomplished by UMKC faculty.
- Trustees Faculty Fellowship Award – Nomination Deadline: August 21, 2020. Trustees are recognizing the very best faculty, who have distinguished themselves through scholarship and creativity.
- Trustees Faculty Scholar Award – Nomination Deadline:August 21, 2020. Recognizes faculty members who show exceptional promise for outstanding future research and/or creative accomplishments.
System Research Awards
- President’s Award for Economic Development– (for more information click on the award title) Nomination Deadline: January 17, 2020.
- President’s Award for Excellence (Early Career and Sustained Career) – (for more information click on the award title) Nomination Deadline: January 17, 2020.
***Please note that all UM Presidential Award nominations must be reviewed and approved by the Provost prior to submitting to UM System, therefore all nominations should be sent electronically to Awards@umkc.edu by January 10, 2020. The UMKC Faculty Affairs Office will handle obtaining the signatures for the Provost AND for the Title IX/Civil Rights Officer.
All required nomination materials (see Nomination Form for list of required materials for each award) should be in electronic format and merged into one single PDF file (see nomination form for file name requirements). All letters of support should be signed and appear on appropriate department, unit, university, corporate, or organizational letterhead.
For additional information, please contact Chris Popoola in the UMKC Faculty Affairs Office.