Faculty External Recognition
Our excellent faculty at UTRGV deserve recognition, and our goal is to support them as they build their careers at UTRGV. We aim to help match faculty with honorific award opportunities relevant to their research focus and career path, including prestigious and highly prestigious awards, fellowships, and national academy memberships.
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Why consider pursuing external recognition?
Honorific awards can provide benefits such as:
- Providing new opportunities for study and research
- Amplifying the network of collaborators
- Multiplying opportunities for travel and interdisciplinary engagement
- Increasing visibility within and external to the institution
- Increasing the profile of the institution
Featured External Awards
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Highly Prestigious Applications open until Oct 3. Each year, the National Humanities Center welcomes up to forty scholars from across the humanities and all over the world. During their time in residence, Fellows are given the freedom to work on their projects while benefiting from the exceptional services of the Center.
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Highly Prestigious Nominations open until Oct 7. The Henry Draper Medal is awarded every four years and is presented with a $25,000 prize. The Medal honors a recent, original investigation in astronomical physics, of sufficient importance and benefit to science to merit such recognition.
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Prestigious Applications open Sep 3—Nov 15. AAUW American Fellowships support women scholars who are pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication for eight consecutive weeks.
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Prestigious Nominations open until Oct 1 Research Prizes are to be awarded to members of the Society for notable achievements in research related to civil engineering. Preference shall be given to younger members of early accomplishment who can be expected to continue fruitful careers in research.