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FCAT Excellence Awards

The Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology (FCAT) is home to a remarkable community of faculty, staff, and alumni. To honor the exceptional work of our members, we established the FCAT Excellence Awards. The FCAT Research Excellence Awards were launched in 2018, and in 2021, we expanded the awards to include Teaching, Staff, and Alumni categories, further recognizing the outstanding contributions of our community.

Nomination process

  1. Prepare your supporting documentation (see criteria for each award category).
  2. Complete the  survey and upload any supporting documentation by October 21st, 2024.

Normally all awards are given out annually and ties may be considered. Award recipients will be notified two weeks prior to a Faculty-wide reception in early December.

The goal of the FCAT Research Awards is to recognize excellence in research within the faculty. Nominees should be those who excel in their domain of research and whose research contributions align with 間眅埶AVs strategic research priorities, as well as those of FCAT and the nominees school or program.

  • Emerging Researcher Award  recognizes outstanding research contributions by a continuing faculty member who has been at 間眅埶AV for less than six years.
  • Researcher of the Year Award  recognizes a specific and outstanding research contribution by a faculty member at any stage of their career over the last year.
  • Community-engaged Research Award  recognizes a continuing faculty member at any stage of their career who has made a recent or sustained outstanding contribution to a community in which they are designing and conducting their research studies.
  • Distinguished Researcher Award  recognizes sustained outstanding contributions by a continuing faculty member over the majority of their career.

Prizes: Each winner will receive $1500 of funding support towards their research project.

Nominations can be made by continuing faculty members from any school or program within FCAT.

Required nomination package includes:

  1. A nomination letter by one or more writers that introduces the candidate to the committee and illustrates why the candidate is deserving of the award in accordance with the criteria in the award description.  

    1. The letter is the strongest part of the submission package. It must be 250-300 words including links to nominee websites, 間眅埶AV or international news stories, etc. 

    2. Nomination writers are asked to focus on clear examples that highlight the candidates excellence and to avoid general statements about the candidate and their work. 

  2. The nominees full Curriculum Vitae submitted as pdf.

Adjudication committee: a committee will be chaired by the FCAT Associate Dean, Research, and include the Directors (or their designates) of each of FCATs schools and programs.