The Undergraduate Research Week - Faculty Mentor Award honors the considerable dedication of Faculty who consistently and enthusiastically serve as effective research mentors to undergraduate students. The award recipients will be announced and recognized at a ceremony on Friday, May 22, 2026.
Nomination criteria: Students may nominate any Faculty member who has guided and contributed to their personal or professional development through a mutually trusting and respectful relationship. We seek nominations of Faculty who:
· Develop mentees’ research and professional skills
· Respect and support scholars’ goals
· Offer valuable career planning and job search assistance
· Develop mentees’ research and professional skills
· Respect and support scholars’ goals
· Offer valuable career planning and job search assistance
Please choose one prompt below, which you feel will best illuminate the reasons for which you are nominating your Faculty Mentor for this award. Each answer should be 250 words or less and we encourage you to cite specific examples. We suggest that you complete your answers in a separate word document and paste them into the survey text box.
1.) Describe, in detail, why you feel your mentor went over and above to support and develop your research and professional skills.
1.) Describe, in detail, why you feel your mentor went over and above to support and develop your research and professional skills.
2.) Describe, in detail, a time when you felt your mentor offered valuable career planning and job search assistance.
3.) Please describe, in detail, why you feel your Faculty Mentor influenced and supported your scholarly goals.
Nomination Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM