The University Research Excellence Award recognizes faculty members for outstanding research and scholarly accomplishments and significant contributions to advancing the University’s national and international reputation for research excellence.  

Nominated candidates will have demonstrated outstanding achievements in research, creative, or scholarly clinical or diagnostic activities. Among the factors to be considered by the committee will be sustained and outstanding research achievement of excellent quality as documented through publications and/or other scholarly outcomes; recognition by one’s peers in the field of research; intellectual and creative endeavors that have made an exceptional impact on the community of interest; and/or scholarly clinical or diagnostic activities of outstanding contribution to their disciplines.  

• Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, students, or a combination thereof. 
• Nominations must be supported by two nominators. At least one nominator must be a member of the faculty or staff of UPEI.
• Nominations must include a dated statement of no more than two (2) pages proposing the nomination, describing and justifying the achievements in the category for which the application is being made. Nominations must provide specific examples to support the nomination.

Nominations close on Friday, February 28, 2025.

For more information about this and other awards including eligibility and the nomination process, please click here.