Faculty Awards

University Scholar Award

The prestigious University Scholars Program provides three-year awards to faculty members who have demonstrated superior performance in scholarly activities in both research and teaching and who show great promise for future achievements.

Awards of $15,000 per year will be made on a three-year basis to members of the faculty whose work is clearly superior. Nominees for these awards will be carefully screened to assure that those selected are among the very best in their fields. Eligibility to the University Scholars Program is limited to faculty who are tenured or receiving credit toward tenure.

College guidelines and submission requirements

UIC guidelines for the University Scholars award

All complete submissions will be reviewed by the College Committee on Faculty Awards, who will make recommendations to the Dean of the College of Medicine.  Nominations are due on or before Monday, February 20, 2023. Materials should be submitted electronically to [email protected].  Please see the campus guidelines above for further details.

UIC Distinguished Professor Award

This appointment was created to recruit and recognize persons who have made a significant impact upon their field through scholarship, creativity and leadership. The criteria used for nomination and appointment within a particular academic field must be ones that recognize only the highest level of attainment in the field. The specification of such criteria and verification that the candidate’s work meets or exceeds them is a major responsibility of the person(s) nominating scholars for consideration as this honor.  Individuals selected for the award will receive a one-time $5,000 award payment and a non-salaried non-service appointment as UIC Distinguished Professor effective in the next appointment year

NOTE:  Department heads must discuss consideration of a potential nominee with Dean Rosenblatt prior to developing materials, so that a decision may be made as to which nominations will be put forward by the College.  Such discussions should take place by the end of January in order to allow sufficient time for crafting a nomination packet by the campus deadline.

College guidelines and submission requirements
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UIC guidelines for the Distinguished Professor nominations

Award for Excellence in Teaching (AET)

This award recognizes faculty for exceptional teaching, effectiveness in curriculum and instructional material development, and the impact their research and service activities have on the classroom. Awardees receive a salary increase of $5,000 ($3,000 from campus resources, $2,000 from the nominating college).

Faculty must be tenured, tenure-track or non-tenure track faculty in the ranks of instructor, assistant, associate or full professor with a full-time appointment at the University of Illinois.  All candidates must have taught at UIC  for a minimum of ten years in order to be eligible.

UIC guidelines for the Award for Excellence in Teaching

College of Medicine nominators are urged to provide evidence of the following when submitting a dossier: descriptions of educational products (e.g. educational software) developed by the individual and any evidence of its value (e.g. published reviews of the software); articles describing new teaching methods developed and evidence of their effectiveness; and/or concrete documentation of excellent teaching performance that compares the candidate’s performance to that of other UIC faculty or to faculty nationwide.

Please see the campus guidelines above for details on nomination format and required materials. All complete submissions will be reviewed by the ad hoc Award for Excellence in Teaching Committee who will make recommendations to the Dean of the College of Medicine.  Nominations are due on or before Monday, February 20, 2023, and should be submitted electronically to [email protected].

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE NOMINATIONS FOR THE AWARDS LISTED ABOVE  MUST BE REVIEWED AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL AND RECEIVE THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE DEAN BEFORE MOVING TO CAMPUS-LEVEL REVIEW.  PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE COLLEGE’S SUBMISSION DEADLINE.

WHEREAS, THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE BELOW AWARDS MAY BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE APPROPRIATE UIC OFFICE.  (See link in award heading to view campus instructions.)

UIC Community Engagement Award

This award honors dedicated faculty for their achievements in areas of community-based research, scholarship, service and teaching that address critical community needs, support community advancement, and promote collaboration among UIC and its community partners.  Faculty receiving this honor will receive a one-time $5,000 award payment and will be recognized at the annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and Reception.

UIC Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award

This award recognizes extraordinary contributions and commitment to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion on our campus and/or the communities it serves.  Faculty receiving this honor will receive a one-time $5,000 award payment and will be recognized at the annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and Reception.

UIC Global Engagement Faculty Award

The Global Engagement Faculty Award (GEFA), recognizes faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to UIC’s global engagement.  The awardee(s) will receive a a one-time $3,000 award payment and will be recognized at the annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and Reception.

Teaching Recognition Program

Offered through the Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the TRP is a self-nominated, faculty-administered teaching award program.  Awardees receive a $1500 increment to their annual base salary.

Graduate Mentoring Award

Sponsored by the Graduate College.  Annual award, designed to encourage and reward excellence and innovation in all aspects of graduate mentoring. Up to four awards of $2,000 each.

Interprofessional Teaching in Action Matters Award (I-TEAM Award)

Recognizes a faculty team who have demonstrated excellence in interprofessional practice and education (IPE) through teaching innovation at UIC.  $2,500 will be awarded to a faculty team based on their development of innovative curriculum, organizational change, and IPE practice opportunities that fosters a culture of interprofessional collaboration.

Inventor of the Year Award

The Office of Technology Management (OTM) sponsors the annual Inventor of the Year award.  Given to one UIC investigator, this award recognizes an outstanding inventor of team of inventors at UIC who have who have made a contribution to the development of intellectual property that significantly impacts their field and society. The award is given based on the criteria of creativity, novelty, and the commercial benefit to society.