WLP Faculty Excellence Awards Application Process

Our Faculty Excellence Award Program recognizes faculty research excellence in six separate award categories, each receiving a $5,000 research grant:

Three Campus-Based Faculty Excellence Awards

• One award per USF campus — Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee
• Faculty members who hold a regular tenure-track appointment within USF at the level of assistant professor, associate professor, or full professor as well as those with a grant funded appointment at the assistant research professor, associate research professor, or full research professor level.

One USF Junior Faculty Excellence Award

• Faculty members who hold a regular appointment at an institution within USF at the level of assistant professor, assistant research professor, or assistant professor of Instruction.

Instructional Faculty Award

• Non-tenured teaching faculty within USF at the assistant professor of instruction, associate professor of instruction, or full professor of instruction level; Assistant Instructor, Associate Instructor, or Senior Instructor.

One Valerie D Riddle, M.D., Award in Health

• Faculty members who hold a regular appointment within USF Health (Morsani College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Public Health, School of Physical Therapy, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy) at the level of assistant, associate or full professor pursuing research in any topic related to women’s health.

To be considered, all applicants must submit an electronic packet by Feb. 9, 2025 using this online form. A completed application packet includes the sections listed below, uploaded as a single file (please ensure responses are written in 12-point font and double spaced):

• Section 1: IMPACT — Discuss the impact, importance and meaning of one's research and creative scholarship as it relates to women’s issues within the university and beyond.  (500 words or less)
• Section 2: USE OF FUND — Share how you plan to use the $5,000 award. (500 words or less)
• Section 3: CONTRIBUTIONS — List your contributions to women's issues through teaching, scholarship, professional associations, volunteerism, leadership activities and institutional welfare.
• Section 4: SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT — Demonstrate activity in scholarly presentations at professional conferences, associations and learned societies and the dissemination of  knowledge to students and community partners.
• Section 5: Provide a letter of nomination describing the nominee's overall achievement and its significance from a department chair or institute/center/program director or dean.
• Section 6: Include short vitae and any additional materials of support. (Maximum five pages)

The application packet must be submitted by Feb. 9, 2025, to be considered for the 2025 USF WLP Faculty Excellence Award Program. Please complete the submission process by completing the form and uploading your PDF application packet by clicking here.

Application process:

• Application must be for a single individual; joint/team applications are not accepted.
• The Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award is an equal opportunity award, although preference will be given to female candidates.
• Past applicants must reapply for consideration.

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