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Research Excellence Award

Nominate someone for their research!

Do you have an instructor or faculty member whose research has demonstrated innovation, mentorship, academic impact in their teaching and research? Nominate them for the the Research Excellence Award!

Nominations open

Nominations are open for the 2026-27 Research Excellence award, and close December 7th, 2026, 9:00 am. Please see the steps below to prepare a nomination.

The Research Excellence Award (REA) is presented annually to a UFV faculty member whose research has demonstrated originality, innovation, academic impact and influence within the discipline, mentorship, and an interface of teaching and research. Award recipients receive a framed certificate, and an award (to be used for Professional Development or Research), to be presented at a special-designated award ceremony. Their name and year of the award will also be displayed on a plaque at UFV.

To make a nomination:

1

Complete the Intent to Nominate form

Complete the Intent to Nominate web form, as early as possible. The Secretariat office will email you to confirm your form has been received, and confirm eligibility.

2

Prepare nomination package

When nominations open, use the information and forms that will be made available here to compile your package:

  1. ‌Review the nomination requirements in the REA 2026-27 Nomination Information
  2. Complete the REA Nominator Form.
  3. Send your nominee the REA Nominee form.

Note: Please ‌ include your word counts for each section that has a word limit requirement. 

3

Submit your nomination

Submit your completed nomination package in PDF format, with a table of contents, to ufvsecretariat@ufv.ca. 

For all the information on the nomination package requirements, timeline and process of adjudication, see the 2026-27 REA Procedures & Criteria. 

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