The Provost Awards for Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity recognize Vancouver Island University faculty members for excellence in scholarship, research and creative activity. These awards publicly acknowledge faculty contributions that advance the university's commitment to excellence in scholarship, applied research, creative activity, and community engagement.
Provost's Awards for Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity
Nominations for the Provost Awards for Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity have
been extended until January 15, 2027.
The Provost Awards for Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity recognize Vancouver Island University employees for excellence in scholarship, research and creative activity. These awards publicly recognize employees for their efforts to support the University’s core commitment to excellence in a wide range of scholarship, applied research and community engagement.
Recipients of the Provost Awards for Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity!
1. Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
This is a university-wide award given to recognize an employee who has demonstrated excellence in mentoring and supporting undergraduate student researchers. Recipients will demonstrate an ability to guide student research, creative projects and development that has helped VIU learners to move from directed to independent research and creative work. They will have encouraged and supported students to share the results of their work as appropriate to the discipline (i.e., publications, presentations, performances) and their efforts will have resulted in transformative learning experiences for VIU undergrad students.
2. Graduate Research Mentor Award
This is a university-wide award given to recognize an employee who has demonstrated excellence in mentoring and supporting graduate student researchers. The recipients will have demonstrated excellence in their ability to guide graduate student research, creative projects and development helping VIU learners to move from directed to independent research and creative work. They inspire, motivate, and support student learning, and maintain open communication and accessibility to students. They will have encouraged and supported students to share the results of their work as appropriate to the discipline (i.e., publications, presentations, performances) and their efforts will have resulted in transformative learning experiences for VIU graduate students.
3. Distinguished Researcher Award
This is a university-wide award given to recognize an employee who has achieved exceptional scholarly achievement and impact on advancing knowledge in science, engineering, health, education, the arts, the humanities, social sciences, or other academic fields of study. Recipients will have demonstrated exceptional ability to convey the significance of scholarship and creative activities to their discipline and the public.
4. Interdisciplinary Research Award
This is a university-wide award is given to an employee who has demonstrated excellence in collaborative interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary, or trans-disciplinary research initiatives. This award will be granted to a researcher who excels at identifying and working with collaborators outside their primary discipline to push knowledge boundaries and create new insights, innovations, or societal impacts.
5. Early Career Research Excellence Award
This is a university-wide award given to recognize employees at the beginning of their academic careers who have demonstrated significant promise in their research program. The award is presented to a researcher in the first six years of their academic career, and who has contributed to scholarly, research and creative activity in their area(s) of expertise. Nominees must have completed their doctoral degree or started their position at VIU within 6 years to be eligible for this award.
6. Knowledge Mobilization Award
This is a university-wide award given to recognize an employee who has demonstrated effort in communicating research beyond the University resulting in significant impacts on society. This award recognizes the ability of the researcher(s) to facilitate conversations and collaborations with organizations and communities outside the academy, combining knowledge from different spheres of society to generate new ideas.
7. Dean's Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity Award
This award is given to recognize an employee who has demonstrated scholarly, research and
creative activities (SRC) achievements and impact on their disciplines during the previous academic
year. The Deans in each Faculty can nominate one employee each year for this award. Nominations
received on the web-based form will be forwarded to the Deans for a determination of the recipient
of the Award.
8.SRCA Service Award
This award is given to recognize and celebrate an employee whose exemplary service contributions
on institutional committees have enabled and supported excellence in scholarship, research and
creative activity at Vancouver Island University. Recipients of the award have dedicated significant
time, expertise, initiative, and leadership to committees including, but not limited to:
- the Research Ethics Board
- the Animal Care Committee
- the Biosafety Committee
- the Vancouver Island University Research Awards Committee
- the VIUFA Leave Committee
- the Student Research and Travel Committee (STAR)
- the NSERC Awards Selection Committee
- the Graduate Scholarship Selection Committee.
Questions may be directed to the Office of Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity.