Applications are currently being accepted, the deadline for submission is April 4,
2025 at 4:30 p.m.
Tennessee Tech University Annual Scholastic Research Award
presented by the University Research Advisory Committee
The Annual Scholastic Research Award is a university-wide award for a single, significant and innovative work produced, published, performed or exhibited
during the preceding calendar year (January 1 – December 31).
Applications are open to all tenure-track or tenured faculty, with one award reserved
for tenure-track faculty and one award reserved for tenured faculty, for a total of
two awards. Each awardee will receive a monetary prize in the amount of $1,500. A
faculty member who has won the award shall be ineligible for the same award for a
period of three years.
A complete application consists of the following items:
- A two-page narrative explaining the importance of the work and its relevance to the
applicant's larger discipline (NB: Receipt of a grant alone does not constitute an
eligible work within the parameters of this award). The narrative must be double-spaced with one-inch margins at the top, bottom, and
on each side, and must not exceed two pages. The type must be clear, readily legible,
and 12-point Times New Roman.
- A one-page letter of support from a colleague that explains the importance and relevance
of the work submitted within the context of the applicant's discipline. The letter
must be on letterhead from the evaluator's institution. The letter may come from the
Tennessee Tech faculty, or from outside of Tennessee Tech.
- Up to 3 pieces of evidence in support of the work.
Evidence can include, but is not limited to, the following: Copies of publications, compositions, programs and reviews of exhibitions or performances, or any other
item attesting to the work under consideration. The items the candidate submits as evidence should serve
to strengthen the narrative and serve to provide a deeper understanding of the submitted
work's significance and innovation to a committee with members representing all disciplines
at Tennessee Tech.
Do not attach a bio, vitae, or resume to the application.
Application materials must be submitted electronically in a single PDF.
THE COMMITTEE WILL REJECT ANY APPLICATION THAT DOES NOT ADHERE TO THE ABOVE GUIDELINES
EXACTLY AS SPECIFIED.
The University Research Advisory Committee will review applications each spring semester
and award winners will be announced at the Faculty Recognition Reception.
SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS
- 2024: Dr. Michael Gunter, Sociology & Political Science, Tenured Faculty and Dr. Mostafa
Rahnama, Biology, Tenure-Track Faculty
- 2023: Dr. Jessee Carrick, Tenured Faculty and Dr. Syed Ali Asad Rizvi, Tenure-Track
Faculty
- 2022: Dr. Joseph Biernacki, Tenured Faculty and Dr. Mary Matthews, Tenure-Track Faculty
- 2021: Dr. Chad Luke, Tenured Faculty, and Dr. Michael Olsen, Tenure-Track Faculty
- 2020: Janet Isbell and Shelly Marasi
- 2019: Dan Allcott
- 2018: Jesse Carrick and Mohamed Mahmoud
- 2017: Steven Canfield, Seth King and ChaBum Lee
