Excellence in Research – College of Medicine

Program Overview

One award is available through this program for the College of Medicine.

Funding

The recipient shall receive a one-time payment of $2,000. Award amounts are treated as income and are subject to normal withholding tax.

Eligibility

Each candidate:

• Must be a full-time employee with at least three years of continuous non-visiting, non-OPS service at UCF immediately prior to the current year.
• Must have an assignment of at least 0.10 FTE in research over each of the three immediately preceding years and the current year at UCF.
• Must not have received an Excellence in Research – COM award in the past three academic years.
  • In considering previous winners of the Excellence in Research award, only materials developed since the last award will be considered in the evaluation for the current year’s award.

Criteria

1. Cumulative value and impact of research efforts at UCF within the discipline and to society;
2. Recognition of research impact by the individual’s peers in the same or in related disciplines;
3. Publication/dissemination and presentation of research results.

Application: Steps, Timeline, and Materials

Award applications are summited through Faculty Insight. Please contact cedric.brown@ucf.edu for more information.

Step 1: Intent to Apply (9/14/26 – 10/16/26)

• Submit the INTENT TO APPLY FORM: Excellence Awards 2026-27 by 10/16/26.
  • If you intend to apply for multiple Excellence Awards submit the form once for each award.

Step 2: Candidate Packet Build (10/5/26 – 11/9/26)

• Build and submit the application package in Faculty Insight. Submission Deadline: 11/9/26
• Application Materials
  • Supporting Materials (max. three examples- previous three years)
    • May provide three examples of work. The examples should be selected to provide evidence of quality as opposed to quantity.
  • CV
  • Text Boxes
    • Primary Area of Research (text field, max. 3000 characters – approximately 428-750 words or fewer)
    • Value and Impact of Research Efforts at UCF (text field, max. 3000 characters – approximately 428-750 words or fewer – previous three years)
      • Provide a concise description of the value and impact of your research efforts at while at UCF within the discipline and to society, discussing, for example, new discoveries, major contributions, creativeness, originality, significant breakthroughs, etc. with a focus on the previous three years.
    • Research/Creative Activity Outlets (text field, max. 3000 characters – approximately 428-750 words or fewer – previous three years)
      • Briefly describe how the research dissemination exceeds the norm in one’s  field.
    • Research/Creative Recognition (text field, max. 3000 characters – approximately 428-750 words or fewer – previous three years)
      • Briefly note major awards or other evidence of recognition, including major research funding.

Required

• Applicants should include only relevant information over the last three years on their CVs and in their application materials
• Additional component: Applicants to include a 1-2 page summary of their highlighted efforts in first section of packet
• Page limit: Application packets should not exceed 20 pages

Step 3: College Committee Review (11/10/26 – 1/11/27)

Step 4: College Admin Verification and Notification Letter (1/12/27 – 1/19/27)

Step 5: Administrative Verification (2/16/27 – 2/19/27)

Step 6: Notification (2/26/27)

Evaluation and Award Process

The dean will charge a faculty committee to evaluate the documentation submitted by the nominees and select the person to receive the College of Medicine Excellence in Research award. Faculty members who are under consideration may not serve on the selection committee in any capacity. If, in the judgment of the faculty committee, no award or nominee is merited, none need be made.

All nominees will be notified of their selection status by the college.