Early SRC Career Excellence Award

• TFA members who are within the first five years (60 months) of their first appointment to a tenure-track position at TMU or a prior academic institution are eligible to be nominated for this award.
• Adjunct professors are not eligible.
• SRC contributions must be from within the first five years (60 months) of the nominee’s academic career.
• The eligibility window can be adjusted for all eligible leaves (for example: maternity, parental, personal illness, leave taken by applicants for family-related illness, bereavement). Professional leaves (e.g. training, sabbatical, administrative) are not credited.
• Faculty who receive this award may not receive it again.
• 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.

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.

Contributions to scholarly, research and creative achievement to be considered by the selection committee should include:

• Clear evidence of outstanding SRC activity (e.g. major external SRC funding, award, or recognition).
• Evidence of significant contributions(s) in the nominee’s scholarly, research or creative field.
• Significant contribution(s) to the training and research careers of highly qualified personnel including undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research scientists, research assistants and/or technical staff, taking into account the standards of the relevant field.

1. Obtain the nominee’s 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 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 meets the criteria of excellence for this award and any notable achievements. This citation will be included in related university communication should the nominee be selected.
• Supporting Statement (three page maximum) that explicitly describes how the nominee meets the award criteria. 
• Summary (two page maximum) of the nominee’s SRC achievements and strengths, and a brief note about norms for the field as these can vary between disciplines.
• The 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 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. Nominees 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 determine not to recommend 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