The College of Arts & Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health & Behavioral Studies, College of Integrated Science & Engineering, College of Science & Mathematics, College of Visual & Performing Arts and the JMU Libraries will each submit one nomination on behalf of the college. To be considered, nominees must be an early career, tenure-track faculty member, defined as a faculty member who has not yet received tenure. Self-nominations will not be accepted. College nominators are responsible for working with the nominee to gather information to submit a letter no longer than two pages highlighting the nominee's scholarly activities and accomplishments, a portion of the letter must connect the nominee's work to JMU's Strategic Priorities.

Selection Criteria

Colleges might consider utilizing the following selection criteria to determine a nominee:

• Advancing the knowledge base of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) topics and/or demonstrating DEI responsiveness in the research, scholarship or creative work process
• Scholarly achievements through peer-reviewed publications, conference papers, performances, exhibits and/or other scholarly and creative works
• Impact on discipline at the state, regional, national and/or international levels
• Engaging undergraduate and/or graduate students in applied creative work/scholarship and/or theoretical research activities
• Implementing an interdisciplinary approach to research/creative work
• Developing relationships with off-campus organizations (academia, government, industry, not-for-profit) and incorporating community engagement efforts into research and creative works
• Facilitating inquiry into effective models and implementation of innovative teaching methods which advance the scholarship of teaching and learning
• Serving and leading on unit, college, university, local, state, regional, national or international committees focused on scholarship and creative work
• Serving as a reviewer for funding agencies, scholarly publications or other external academic organizations
• Ability to secure internal and/or external sponsored project funding

Please visit the Office of the Provost for more information on the Provost Awards. Direct any questions or requests for information to Benjamin Delp, delpbt@jmu.edu.