Faculty Development Awards Program
The University of Iowa Faculty Development Awards Program offers paid leaves and fellowships to encourage scientific inquiry, research, artistic creation, clinical/technical expertise, and innovation in teaching.
General Principles
These general principles apply to all categories within the faculty development awards program (e.g., Professional Development Awards, Faculty Fellowships (May Brodbeck Humanities Fellowship/James Van Allen Natural Sciences Fellowship), Old Gold Summer Fellowships).
Professional Development Awards
Professional Development Awards are the heart of the university's faculty development awards program. This is a competitive program designed to encourage scientific inquiry, research, artistic creation, clinical/technical expertise, and innovation in teaching. The award usually takes the form of a single semester of paid leave.
Faculty Fellowships
Named in honor of distinguished UI faculty, these fellowships provide an opportunity for other scholars to contribute to the fields of study in which these distinguished faculty are most clearly recognized. There are two awards, the May Brodbeck Humanities Fellowship and the James Van Allen Natural Science Fellowship, awarded in alternate years.
Old Gold Summer Fellowships
Old Gold Summer Fellowships provide faculty on nine-month appointments with funding for summer work on an approved developmental project.
UI Faculty Awards
Learn more about other honors awarded by the Office of the Provost, Council on Teaching, Division of Student Life, Faculty Senate, Office of the Vice President for Research, and the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.
Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Award
The Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Award recognizes outstanding UI faculty members with the goal of developing and supporting a cadre of UI scholars across a broad array of academic disciplines.
Named Faculty Positions
Named faculty positions provide an opportunity to honor the academic achievements of selected faculty candidates while recognizing the generosity of donors to the academic enterprise.
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
The University of Iowa Distinguished Chair recognizes and rewards exceptional University of Iowa scholars of national and international distinction who are contributing to the institution, the state of Iowa, and beyond through their research, teaching, and/or scholarship.
Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting Professorship Program
The Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professorships Program brings distinguished teachers and scholars from the United States and abroad to the UI campus.
Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service
The Brody Award is named in honor of the late Michael J. Brody, former president of the UI Faculty Senate. It recognizes outstanding faculty who have made exceptional contributions to the UI and the community.
Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
The Regents Award for Faculty Excellence provides a state-wide forum in which the excellence of faculty members is recognized and shared with colleagues from other Regents institutions.
Lola Lopes Award for Undergraduate Student Advocacy
The Lola Lopes Award for Undergraduate Student Advocacy, given annually by the Office of the Provost, honors University of Iowa administrators and staff who support undergraduate education and who serve as strong, effective advocates for undergraduate students.
Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes faculty who have participated in a rich variety of university teaching (e.g., undergraduate, graduate or professional, classroom, one-on-one) and who have contributed to curriculum and/or program development. (Council on Teaching)
President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence
The President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence represents the highest level of achievement in teaching given at the University of Iowa. (Council on Teaching)
Teaching in Higher Education Travel Award
The Teaching in Higher Education Travel Award supports faculty members (clinical, tenure-track/tenured, and instructional track) and P&S staff members who require support to attend a conference related to teaching in their discipline or in higher education in general. (Council on Teaching)
Research Funding Opportunities
Information regarding external and internal funding opportunities and limited submission competitions are available through the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Scholar of the Year
The faculty Scholar of the Year award celebrates nationally recognized recent achievement in outstanding research, scholarly and/or creative activities by tenure- and/or research-clinical-track faculty members within the previous 24 month period. (Office of the Vice President for Research)
Early Career Scholar of the Year
The Early Career Scholar of the Year award honors assistant professors in tenure-track, research-track or clinical-track positions at the University of Iowa who are currently involved in research, scholarship and/or creative activity and show promise of making a significant contribution to their field. (Office of the Vice President for Research)
Leadership in Research Award
The Leadership in Research Award is a lifetime achievement award recognizing research and scholarly accomplishments over a career. (Office of the Vice President for Research)
Distinguished Achievement in Publicly Engaged Research Award
The Distinguished Achievement in Publicly Engaged Research award recognizes an individual faculty member who has put addressing public needs and direct engagement with the public, in the service of improving quality of life through research, at the forefront of his or her academic activities. (Office of the Vice President for Research)
Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities Research
The Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities Research Award recognizes distinguished achievement in humanities scholarship and work in the creative, visual, and performing arts. (Office of the Vice President for Research)
Faculty Communicating Ideas Award
The Faculty Communicating Ideas Award recognizes excellence in communication about research and scholarship in the sciences and humanities and the study of creative, visual and performing arts to a general audience directly or via print and electronic media. (Office of the Vice President for Research)
Distinguished Mentor Award
The Distinguished Mentor Award recognizes the work that mentors put in to make their student's experiences successful. (Office of the Vice President for Research)
Innovation in Safety Award
The Innovation in Safety Award celebrates exceptional and ground-breaking innovations that advance safety at the University of Iowa. (Office of the Vice President for Research)
M. L. Huit Faculty Award
The Marion L. Huit Faculty Award recognizes a faculty member who best characterizes M. L. Huit's contributions to university and community life, exemplifying the qualities of dedication to, concern for, and interaction with students. (Division of Student Life)
James N. Murray Faculty Award
The James N. Murray Award honors an untenured faculty member, typically a younger scholar with less than six years of UI service, who has demonstrated outstanding rapport with students and who creates an exemplary classroom atmosphere. (Division of Student Life)