The prestigious Harry Reid Silver State Research Award was created in 2001 to honor the late Nevada Senator Harry Reid and to recognize faculty who have performed research that is both highly regarded and responsive to the needs of the community and state. The award carries a $10,000 stipend. This award is presented by the President at the annual Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony held in the Spring.

The award is open to full-time tenured faculty members who are engaged in significant research that meets one or more of the following criteria:

  • Directly and positively affects the economic growth and development of Nevada;

  • Addresses a relevant social need in the community and/or region;

  • Demonstrably advances significant scholarship in an academic field of knowledge.

List of Past Recipients

Eligibility

The award is open to full-time tenured faculty members who are engaged in significant research that meets one or more of the following criteria:

  • Directly and positively affects the economic growth and development of Nevada.
  • Addresses a relevant social need in the community and/or region.
  • Demonstrably advances significant scholarship in an academic field of knowledge.

Nomination Requirements

In order to nominate a colleague for this prestigious award, please notify the faculty member and prepare a formal one to two-page letter of nomination.

He/she will include this letter of nomination in their application packet. Be sure and address how the nominee and his/her research meet these criteria:

  • Directly and positively affects the economic growth and development of Nevada.
  • Addresses a relevant social need in the community and/or region.
  • Demonstrably advances significant scholarship in an academic field of knowledge.

Additional information for the nomination letter can be found in the Harry Reid Silver State Research Award Guidance document. 

Please Note: If you intend to nominate a faculty member, please notify the nominee and submit the nomination letter to them directly. The nominee should compile all application materials, including the nomination letter, into a single PDF file and submit it by the deadline.

Application Materials

The nominee must complete the application packet. Nominees must provide a number of materials to support their nomination. These required materials include:

  • Cover page
  • Table of contents
  • Nomination Letter
  • Letter of application
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Significant publications or scholarly works
  • Short biography of the nominee
  • Letter of recommendation from a peer
  • Letter of recommendation from nominee’s dean, department chair, or supervisor(if not provided as a letter of nomination)
  • Letter from an external community representative

Please consult the Harry Reid Silver State Research Award Guidance document for requirements, review criteria, and more information about collecting, creating, and organizing these materials. For guidance on the appearance of a table of contents, please see available templates.

All materials must be compiled into a single PDF and submitted online through the UNLV InfoReady Opportunities Portal. For materials that do not fit into the PDF format, please adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Books – make a copy of the cover and a few relevant pages and include those copies in the application packet.
  • Videos – submit videos to althea.sheets@unlv.edu by utilizing a file-sharing service such as WeTransfer.

Contact

Althea Sheets

Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Development Manager
702-895-1880
althea.sheets@unlv.edu