Knowledge Mobilization and Engagement Award

• TFA members are eligible to be nominated for this award. Please note that retired members, professors’ emeriti and adjunct professors are not eligible.
• Faculty who receive this award may not receive the same award for two years (e.g., 2020-2021 recipients cannot receive the same award until 2023-2024).
• Award recipients shall present to the university community a brief description of the scholarly, research or creative work for which they are receiving the award.
• *Teams (of up to 2 researchers) are permitted to be nominated for this award in one combined application package.

Candidates are nominated by two colleagues, a ‘Nominator’ and a ‘Seconder’. The Nominator is required to supply the information and documents as outlined below under Nomination Process and Nomination Package. A Seconder for each nomination is also required and may assist the Nominator in preparing the nomination package. Please note that either the Nominator and/or the Seconder must be a member of a department or school other than the nominee(s).

Excellence in communicating research beyond the University and/or significant impact in shaping evidence-based policy and practice as evidenced by the:

• Design of knowledge mobilization/engagement initiative(s)
• Execution of knowledge mobilization/engagement initiative(s)
• Impact of knowledge mobilization/engagement initiative(s)

Contributions to the training and research careers of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research scientists and technical staff are foundational to TMU’s SRC activities. The nominee’s/nominees’ contributions to training, taking into account the standards of the field, will be considered in the adjudication process.

With team nominations, each researcher’s specific contributions to the knowledge mobilization initiative must be clearly articulated.

1. Obtain the nominee’s/nominees’ permission.
2. Complete the nomination package as described below.
3. Submit the nomination package via the Online Nomination Portal on the Recognition website.
4. Nominee(s) will receive a confirmation email with a link to provide online consent. This step must be completed before the deadline.

The nomination should provide:

• Citation (100 word maximum) highlighting how the nominee(s) meets the criteria of excellence for this award and any notable achievements. This citation will be included in related university communications should the nominee(s) be selected.
• Supporting Statement (three page maximum) that explicitly describes how the nominee(s) meet the award criteria. 
• Summary (two page maximum) of the SRC impact and strengths of the nominee(s), and a brief note about norms for the field as these can vary between disciplines.
• The supporting statement and summary should be written in language that can be understood by non-experts.
• The nominator has the option to provide supporting materials (five-document maximum) including, if appropriate, external appraisals of the nominee’s/nominees’ work and one or two significant publications. Materials may include up to two full-length articles or book chapters (no page limit), each of which counts as one document. Non-publication supporting materials should not exceed ten pages in total.
• Updated CV in CCV or OCGS format highlighting the relevant key contributions related to the nomination. This requirement is submitted after the initial nomination process. Nominee(s) will be prompted by email to submit their highlighted CV.

The award recipient(s) shall be recommended to the VPRI by the OVPRI Prizes and Awards Committee. Members of the Committee who are nominated or who are acting as a nominator must recuse themselves from all discussion related to the selection process for this award. The Committee may recommend not to present an award in a particular academic year.

Nomination deadline: November 7 at noon
Recipient notified by: December 21, 2023
Award presentation: Celebration of Excellence; Toronto Met Awards Gala