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Research Excellence Awards
In recognition of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences researchers who have produced sustained and impactful scholarly output and achieved national and international recognition throughout their careers.
Award winners shall receive $500 towards professional development and a plaque recognizing their achievements. They will also be honoured at the FASS Fall Reception.
How to nominate
- Only nominations from department/program Chairs or Directors are accepted. Please keep to no more than one nomination per category annually. The Awards Committee is comprised of the Dean and the Associate Deans.
- The nominator is responsible for ensuring the nominee is aware and approves of the nomination.
- Nominations must be submitted electronically via the FASS Research Excellence Awards nomination form. Upon clicking the link, please log in with your SFU personal computing ID to access the form.
- Prepare your supporting documents before clicking on the link to fill out the nomination form as it is a requirement for submission. The supporting documents include:
- The nominee's full academic CV, with an exclusive focus on research and scholarly achievement
- A brief qualitative statement (maximum 500 words) from the nominee about their scholarship
- The Chair’s nomination letter, providing a full overview of the nominee’s overall record of achievement
For questions regarding the nomination process, please email Associate Dean, Steeve Mongrain, at fassadri@sfu.ca before the deadline.
Award categories
Up to four Research Excellence Awards will be awarded annually to tenured or tenured track faculty members in recognition of academic scholarship excellence, with an emphasis on significant contributions while in position in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at SFU.
- Early Career Research Excellence Award in Social Sciences
- Early Career Research Excellence Award in Humanities
- Research Excellence Award in Social Sciences
- Research Excellence Award in Humanities
Two Early Career Research Excellence Awards, one for a Social Sciences researcher and one for a Humanities researcher, are available each year to scholars who obtained their PhD within a 10-year window and produced impactful scholarship over those ten years.
Two Research Excellence Awards, one for a Social Sciences researcher and one for a Humanities researcher, are available each year to scholars who have produced sustained and impactful scholarly output and achieved national and international recognition throughout their careers.
Timeline
- Nomination submission period: March 2 - May 15
- Awards will be conferred at the FASS Fall Reception: October 22
Nominations open
The nomination period for the 2026 Employee Achievement Awards opens Monday, March 2nd.
Deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, May 15th at 11:59pm PT.
