Nominees must meet the following criteria to be considered for a CINSAM Award:

• Must be an NKU faculty or staff member (excludes students and CINSAM employees)
• Must have worked with CINSAM, or on CINSAM-related efforts for at least one (1) year as of January 1

Other Considerations:

• Groups of people may be considered for one collective contribution to CINSAM’s mission.
• Self-nominations are accepted.

Applications will be evaluated on:

• The impact (and duration thereof) of the contribution(s) on students and/or educators (P-16)

• Alignment with CINSAM’s vision, mission, goals and values:
  • Direct collaboration with CINSAM is preferred, but not required, as long as the contribution is well-aligned with CINSAM’s strategic plan.

All nominations will be considered in a single pool; however, many different types of contributions will be considered for recognition. Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Discipline-Based Educational Research/Scholarship of Teaching and Learning related to STEM
• Ongoing administrative support of CINSAM programming
• Group effort establishing course-based research
• Successful efforts to advance equity and inclusion in STEM/STEM education at NKU
  
• Excellence in advising students pursuing STEM or education
• Continuous improvement of CINSAM summer camp/academy offered over many years
• Creative collaboration integrating scholarship across disciplines
  

Nominations will be reviewed by a committee composed of representatives from CINSAM and CINSAM-supported departments. CINSAM will seek nominations early in the spring semester, and award winners are announced later in the spring semester.

Nominations for spring 2021 have already been accepted.