Each fall, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) seeks nominations for the annual Regents' Researcher Awards, which include a $5,000 stipend, certificate, and a medal of recognition. Applications are submitted through the Regents' Awards Portal. Applications are submitted through the UNLV Regents’ Awards Portal.

Eligibility

These awards are presented annually to NSHE permanent faculty members with a distinguished record in research. Faculty from UNLV, UNR, NSC, and DRI are eligible; although this award is intended for individuals, groups who by their collaboration have made major advances may be recognized as well. The intent is to select one individual (or group) for recognition each year. However, the selection committee may choose to send forward more than one recommendation in exceptional circumstances.

Candidates for the Distinguished Career Researcher Award must have 10 years of cumulative service in NSHE by the date of the nomination and be nominated by a NSHE employee or student in order to be considered for the award. In addition, candidates must have overall career/service of at least 20 years in research.

Candidates for the Mid-Career Researcher Award must have 5 years of cumulative service in NSHE by the date of the nomination and be nominated by a NSHE employee or student in order to be considered for the award. In addition, candidates must have career/service of at least 5 years but less than 20 years in research.

Nomination Requirements

Those submitting nominations must be NSHE employees or students. (Self nominations are not accepted.) A formal nomination letter addressing the following should be submitted:

  • The significance, volume, and quality of the candidate' research in such a way as to clarify the nominee's activities for individuals from other disciplines.
  • The ways in which the candidate's research or scholarly work brings recognition to the NSHE.
  • Clear evidence of the national or international stature of the candidate's creative activity. This evidence should reflect recognized evaluation in the form of critically reviewed papers, presentations, books, monographs, and other forms of scholarly activity or recognition (e.g., invited presentations, awards, or honors). A fuller listing of these should be provided in the nominee's curriculum vitae.
  • In those disciplines where research grants and contracts are recognized as an important part of career achievement, there must be clear evidence provided in the letter of nomination that the candidate has been competitive for such grants at the national and/or international level.
  • Address the candidate's continuous record of long-term research.

*Please note: If you intend to nominate a faculty member, please notify the nominee and submit the nomination letter to him/her. The nominee should compile all application materials as a single pdf file, including the nomination letter, and submit them by the deadline through the UNLV Regents' Awards Portal.

Application Packet

Nominees must provide materials to support their nominations. These materials include:

  • Letter of Nomination (one-page)
  • The nominee's current curriculum vitae, including a list of grants funded (indicating the project title, name of grantor, amount of grant, beginning and termination dates, and the nature of the competition for the grant); presentations made at national and/or international research meetings; awards/honors; published articles; monographs; or books.
  • A short biography of the nominee (no longer than 400 words).
  • No more than three examples (reprints or copies) of significant published works that the candidate feels are representative of his or her research accomplishments (3 max).
  • No more than three letters of support from persons knowledgeable of the nominee's qualifications (3 max).
  • No more than three reviews, adjudications, or testimonials conferred by persons who audited the original work (3 max).
  • The nominee and VPR must provide the names of five potential reviewers for each nominee.
    These names must be from professionals outside of Nevada, they must not have been employed by NSHE and have no known conflict of interest with the nominee. We use the NSF definition for collaborators and other affiliations for limiting peer reviewers. (5 required) Conflicts would exist for:
    • the nominee’s PhD advisors
    • the nominee’s PhD thesis advisees
    • co-authors on any book, article, report abstract or paper collaboration within the last 48 months
    • collaborators on projects such as funded grants, graduate research or others within the last 48 months
    • any editorial board with whom the nominee interacts

All materials must be compiled as a single pdf file and submitted online through the UNLV Regents' Awards Portal. For materials that do not fit pdf format: 1) Books - copy the cover and a few relevant pages and include in the application packet pdf and 2) Videos - submit to althea.sheets@unlv.edu by utilizing a file-sharing service, such as WeTransfer.

Deadline

The deadline for all materials is 10:00 pm, September 14, 2022.  The nominee should compile all materials in pdf format for submission online. For materials that do not fit pdf format: 1) Books - copy the cover and a few relevant pages and include in the application packet pdf and 2) Videos - submit 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