President’s Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award

Description

The President’s Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award recognizes Texas Tech faculty or faculty-staff teams for exemplary projects that address important community needs and societal issues through mutually beneficial partnerships.

Communities are broadly defined as groups of people connected by shared characteristics such as geography, interests, or needs. This award honors long-term projects demonstrating deep university-community collaboration and meaningful impact.

The award is given in three categories:

• Community Engaged Research
• Community Engaged Creative Activity
• Community Engaged Teaching

The award carries a monetary prize of $2,000 per category. Recipients are recognized at the Engaged Scholarship Symposium and Faculty Honors Convocation.

Criteria

• Addresses a significant community need or societal issue
• Demonstrates sustained reciprocal relationships with partners
• Applies discipline-specific and community knowledge in mutually beneficial ways
• Shows evidence of shared decision-making and community input
• Demonstrates significant impact on community and university
• Produces scholarly outputs such as publications, reports, or presentations

Eligibility

• Must be led by TTU faculty and include at least one community partner
• Lead faculty must:
  • Be in compliance with university requirements
  • Have at least three years of employment at TTU
  • Not have received the award in the past two years

Apply

Sign in with your eRaider credentials and select: 2026 President’s Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award.

Deadline: February 13, 2026

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The Outreach & Engagement Awards Ceremony will take place on April 13, 2026, at the National Ranching Heritage Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.