Provost’s Awards
Each Spring, the Provost announces the commencement of the Annual Provost’s Awards. Full time faculty can apply. Below is a list of the different categories for Provost’s Awards:
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Provost’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Examples
- Development and use of an innovative methodology in teaching and learning (e.g., new in-class and out-of-class learning activities; incorporation of new practical, applied or experimental components into course delivery and student learning; etc.)
- Innovative redesign of an existing course
- Development of a new course that is unique in the discipline
- Development and use of new material authored or created by the instructor (cases, problem sets, visuals, slides, etc.)
- Adoption and use of a new technology or an innovative use of existing technology in teaching and learning
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Provost’s Award for Outstanding Research
Examples
- Research papers authored or coauthored by the faculty member, presented at refereed academic or professional conferences, workshops, symposiums, meetings of learned societies, or similar adjudicated events
- Research papers published or accepted for publication in refereed academic or professional journals
- Research published as a contribution to a compendium or reference work in the discipline, or as a chapter in an edited book of readings
- Inventions, discoveries, new research techniques and similar scientific accomplishments by the faculty member
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Provost’s Award for Creativity in Design and the Visual Arts
Examples
- Drawings
- Paintings
- Engravings
- Sculpture
- Photographic works
- Artistic illustrations
- Cartoons
- Typographic works
- Architectural designs
- Scripts
- Films
- News reporting
- Other similar works
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Provost’s Award for Outstanding Literary Achievement
Examples
- Fiction
- Poetry
- Romance
- Spirituality
- Literary criticism
- Interpretation of literary works
- Social criticism
- Philosophy
- Plays
- Biographies
- Anthologies
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Provost’s Award for Professional Engagement and Community Outreach
Examples
- Leadership of and/or active and productive involvement in reputable professional bodies
- Significant contributions to professional practice
- Leadership of or significant participation in initiatives for social, environmental or charitable causes (organization, fund raising, spreading awareness, etc.)
- Relationship-building initiatives with academic, corporate, not-for-profit, government and professional organizations
AUD Research Incentive Grant
The AUD Research Incentive Grant is awarded on a competitive basis to full-time faculty to support research that is required for publishing a peer reviewed paper or completing an ongoing project that will result in a peer reviewed deliverable (i.e. journal article, book, book chapter, exhibit, etc.). Details on the application process and all deadlines are available in the Faculty Handbook.
The University Research, Scholarly and Creative Work Committee will review all applications and make a recommendation to the Provost. Awards will be announced late Spring.
Application Materials:
- Application letter
- Scope of research
- Timetable/schedule of research to be carried out
- Deliverable(s)
- Identify institutional and/or scholarly collaborations relevant to proposed research (include letters of support where applicable)
- Contribution to teaching and learning and/or research field
- Contribution to AUD
- Itemized budget in dirhams
- Evidence of all quotations/costs
- ORCID ID
- Other supporting evidence
