Awards
Each year the School of Graduate Studies accepts nominations for the following awards to recognize outstanding faculty in the areas of scholarly activity and graduate education.
- 100 Scholars Research Award: This award is designed to recognize exemplary research or creative activities of a tenured faculty member.
- Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award: This award is designed to recognize a faculty member who is engaged in the graduate education enterprise as an outstanding teacher, mentor, and scholar.
- Academy of Outstanding Mentors: This Academy recognizes graduate faculty members for exemplary mentoring activities well beyond good classroom and laboratory instruction or research supervision of graduate students.
- Wachovia Award: This award recognizes faculty and/or graduate students for research related to environmental concerns for the region served by the University.
Other Sources of Faculty Funding
Graduate Research Associate Mentoring (GRAM) Program
The School of Graduate Studies accepts proposals from faculty for funding to support a graduate research associate (GRA) to work on a faculty member's research project. GRAs receive an annual stipend of $14,000 for 600 hours (20 hours a week on average) of work on the research project during the academic year. See the GRAM page for more information.
University Research Council Grants
The University Research Council advises the Dean on research related activities at App State. The Council accepts proposals from faculty for funding to support the conduct of research / creative activities each semester. See the URC page for more information.
Board of Trustees Faculty International Research Travel Grants
These awards provide travel funds for faculty members whose research projects require travel outside the United States. The goal of the program is to support international research at App State. Proposals for research in both basic and applied/professional fields are welcome. Applicants must agree to deliver a public presentation about the research project to a public audience that will include members of the Board of Trustees. See the URC page for more information.