Edward A. Dickson Emeritus/a Professorship Award

Annual Award(s) - Spring Call

Past Recipients
Description and Eligibility:  

The Dickson Professorship annually funds one or more awards to emeritae/i professors to support teaching, research and/or public service. At UC Davis, the UCDEA administers these awards in collaboration with the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs office.  Currently $22,000 is available for the award. Typically, one or more proposals are funded (may be partial funding) each year. The application deadline is April 15, 2025. Awards are normally announced in summer and are held for one year (October 1 – September 30).
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  1. Retired faculty with emerita/us status in the following title classifications are eligible to apply: Professor, Professor in residence, Professor of Clinical, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Associate Professor and Adjunct Professor. Applicant must be a member of the Academic Senate.
  2. The award can be used for direct research or project expenses. For example, the funds could be used to explore new ideas in research, teaching and/or public service for which time and/or funds were not available while a member of the active faculty. Dickson funds may not be used to pay salaries or summer compensation, provide bridge funding, retain expensive consultants, or pay for travel to conferences (travel funds are available through departments).
  3. Awardees will be expected to file a progress report at the end of the funding period. Awardees may be asked to present a talk on their research at the UCDEA BrainFood lecture series.
  4. For additional information on this award, and prior awardees, please see: https://emeritiassociation.ucdavis.edu/awards-and-recognition/edward-dickson-award.
Nomination and Proposal Requirements:  
  1. Emeriti faculty should self-nominate and submit a proposal for funding as outlined below.
  2. Standard grant proposal format is required and limited to eight pages or less (font size 11 pt. or more).   Proposals will be rejected if proposal length is too long.  The following sections should be included Title, Abstract (100-200 words), Introduction, Method, Results and/or Benefits, Budget, References (optional) and a 2 page CV (part of the 8 page limit). 
  3. The award can be used for direct research or project expenses. For example, the funds could be used to explore new ideas in research, teaching and/or public service for which time and/or funds were not available while a member of the active faculty. Proposals should clearly indicate how the applicant would use the Emeriti Professorship in accordance with the intent of the donor for support of teaching, research and/or public service. Proposals should be concise, but with enough detail to allow careful evaluation. Proposals must include a budget indicating how the funds would be used with brief justification for categories such as salaries, supplies and travel. The highest priority will be given to proposals that clearly benefit the campus and for which funding is not available from other sources.  If the applicant has received Dickson funding previously, please list the projects and dates.

 

Evaluation and Selection:  
  1. The packet will be evaluated by the Awards and Recognition Committee (ARC) for: 
    1. Completeness: All of the elements described above most be present in the packet for further consideration for the award.  
    2. Quality of contribution: Proposals will be evaluated on the merits of the applicant’s project and the applicant’s reputation for high quality research. The ARC will consider whether the nominee’s record is deemed outstanding and impactful, surpassing expectations for emeriti faculty, and whether the individual brings honor to the University of California through their work.  
  2. Based on their evaluation, ARC will select one or more nominees as the finalist and will present their recommendation to the UCDEA Executive Committee for review and decision.  
  3. The ARC will work with the Retiree Center to submit the UCDEA-approved finalist to the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs for final review and approval. 
  4. Awardees will receive a lifetime membership in the UCDEA.

Note: ARC Committee members may not apply for funding while serving on the committee.


For Further Information

Please send your inquiries to the Retiree Center at retireecenter@ucdavis.edu who will forward them to the
UCDEA Awards and Recognition Committee for a response.