University Librarian Recognition Award

Eligibility: Any individual at the University of Michigan who holds a Primary Faculty appointment as Librarian, Archivist, or Curator, with no more than eight years’ practice in his or her profession.

Award: The recipient will be awarded $1,000 to commemorate the honor to be conferred at the annual Faculty Awards occasion.

Selection Criteria: Active and innovative early-career achievement in library, archival or curatorial services. This may include developing specialized services for faculty and students, improving access to information, or efficiently managing the library and archival resources (staff, space, funding, collections).

Please send nomination materials to the  facultysenateoffice@umich.edu. The deadline for the 2022 award cycle is May 1, 2022. 

• A statement of the nominee’s achievements in library, archival or curatorial activities. (Required)
• A current curriculum vitae. (Required)
• Letters of support from internal (U-M Library or appointing unit if different) (Required) and
• Letters of support external sources (Required) (U-M Campus; excluding U-M Library or appointing unit). NOTE: No fewer than 3 letters of support should be from external sources.

Note: Nominations that are not selected will be eligible for three years and automatically included in the pool of candidates for the next two award cycles.