The Provost’s Office has released a call for several faculty awards and professorships that first require submission by departments to the CALS Dean’s Office. Please email your nominations to Kara Luedtke when ready.

Due Monday, October 19 at noon (please click the links for nomination criteria and additional details):

• Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award recognizes faculty members in approximately the first 10 years of their career. Provides between $25,000 and $100,000 in flexible funding over three years.
• Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award recognizes faculty members approximately 10 to 20 years into their career. Provides between $25,000 and $100,000 in flexible funding over three years.
• Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship recognizes faculty members whose distinguished scholarship has advanced the confines of knowledge, and whose excellence also includes teaching or service. Provides $75,000 in flexible funding as a one-time award.

The following elements for the above should be combined in a single PDF file and emailed to Kara Luedtke:

• A brief letter of nomination from the department (two to three pages) that includes:
  • Nominee name
  • Award type
  • Amount requested (for Early- and Mid-Career awards)
  • Summary of qualifications
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae of the nominee
• Any additional relevant materials
• Name the PDF file “NomineeLastName-SchoolCollegeDivision-DateSubmitted” (for example, Smith-CALS-2025-09-29.pdf)

A second round of nominations for the Vilas awards listed above will be due to the CALS Dean’s Office later this semester.

Other Provost professorship nominations are due to CALS Monday, November 9 at noon.