Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award

Only individuals who are appointed as full-time unclassified academic staff researchers working within a KU Lawrence campus academic department or research center are eligible for the award. 

• Please note: Persons will only be eligible if the Office of Research's promotion procedures are applicable.

The individual’s research should be characterized as having significant influence in their field and/or as representing a productive record of important research that has expanded intellectual or societal insights.

A substantial portion of the nominee's work must have been done at KU.

Nominations must be submitted electronically through KU's Hub for Funding & Award Opportunities. Deadline to submit nominations through the portal is 11:59 p.m. Dec. 1.

Nominations must include the following elements:

• A one-page letter of support that addresses:
  • the nominee's significant contribution(s) to their field
  • why or how they are significant
  • what impact the contributions have made (to the field/department/university/other)
  • a very brief explanation of the discipline’s expectations for the particular area/field (the form(s) in which the research is communicated and of these forms which is the most prestigious or recognized by colleagues)
• A curriculum vita or resumé for the nominee
• Two reference letters from scholars familiar with the nominee's work and its significance

Please note: Your letter of support should be written in a manner that is understandable to reviewers who may not be experts in the specific field of research of the nominee.

Nominees are eligible to receive the award for 2 years. To update materials for a candidate who was nominated last year, please contact internalresawards@ku.edu.

• In order to remain active during the second year of eligibility, nominators must provide an updated candidate CV and a letter outlining the candidate’s additional noteworthy scholarly accomplishments over the past year. These materials must be received by the annual nomination deadline.