PICR Career Research Achievement Award

Purpose:

The Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) seeks to recognize strong scientific/scholarly contributions as a result of work completed in their role as a PICR member. For this award, the PICR seeks candidates who have demonstrated a sustained and significant impact on their field and national and international recognition for their work.

Criteria: 

Tenured Full professors are eligible and the nominee must have been on faculty for at least three years prior to the nomination.

Nomination Procedure: 

  1. Nominations should be submitted as a single PDF file here by March 3, 2025.
  2. The Senior Leadership team will serve as the selection committee.
  3. The nomination must include in the following order:
  4. Cover page (template below)
  5. Letter of nomination
  6. CV
  7. Letter of support from one other reference, either another PICR member or a cancer research external to Purdue.
  8. If an external reviewer, a one-paragraph description or a website link with the credentials of the external reviewer

Recognition: The awardee will be announced at the Spring Awards Ceremony and will receive a monetary award of $1,000 and a plaque.


Nomination Cover Page Template

Nominee Information:

  • Name:
  • Program:
  • Current Rank:
  • Years in Current Rank:
  • Email:

Nominator Information:

  • Name of Nominator:
  • Department:
  • Email:
  • Date of Nomination: