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HFA Awards

HFA Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award 
Three awards of $1,000 are made annually to recognize junior, mid-career, and senior HFA faculty for their outstanding contributions in scholarship, performance, or creative activity. Recipients are recognized at the end-of-year ceremony. 

HFA Global Engagement Award 
This recognition annually awards $1,000 to a faculty member who has expanded their work beyond the habitual reach of the University and established global partnerships through research, community engagement, or teaching.  The recipient is recognized at an end-of-year ceremony. 

Joye Bowman Social Justice Award
This award recognizes members of the HFA community — faculty, staff, and student — who demonstrate exceptional commitment to advancing equity, justice, and service to the College. Recipients will have a proven record of sustained impact on the College in the realms of leadership, teaching and/or scholarship. Each awardee will receive a $500 cash award.

HFA Outstanding Staff Award
This award recognizes two administrative, financial, human resources, communications, research and faculty support, and advising and student support staff for outstanding contributions to their department or College. Each awardee will receive a $500 cash award.

HFA Outstanding Graduate Student Award
This award recognizes up to two graduate students for exceptional research, performance, or creative activity. Each awardee will receive a $500 cash award.

If you do not see the opportunity that you are looking for here, please see campus-level funding, awards, and fellowships. 

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