Charles Clear Research Award

Criteria

  • The nominee must be an active member of the VERA who has maintained continuous membership in the association for three years.
  • Nominees should have sustained a program of research for at least ten years since awarding of terminal degree.
  • Selection will be based on documentation of outstanding accomplishments in research.
  • Nominees cannot have been previous recipients of the Charles Clear Research Award

For consideration for the 2025 Charles Clear Research Award, please submit nomination by August 1, 2025. Self-nominations are acceptable.

The Charles Clear Research Award will be awarded at the discretion of the VERA Executive Committee, and when awarded, will be announced at the Annual VERA Conference Meeting.

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The nomination letter should provide a clear rationale for the nominee’s consideration for the Charles Clear Research Award. Details should be provided about the nominee’s research focus, research priorities, and actual or anticipated impact on theory and/or practice. Additionally, the letter should address the nominee’s impact as a research mentor for graduate students, post docs, and/or early-career faculty. The letter should not to exceed one typewritten (12-point, Times font) single-spaced page.
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