Nominations are based on a research project or creative activity with a single coherent theme. The principal thrust of the project should have occurred within the past five years and be identified with the University of Georgia. Inventor's Award Inventors make a unique and creative contribution to the University. Members of the Board of Directors of the Research Foundation evaluate inventions and make this award based on the invention's creativity, innovativeness, and impact on the community. These grants are sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and funded by the University of Georgia Research Foundation.
Applications are limited to associate professors and professors.
The M.G. Michael Award was established in 1944 to stimulate new initiatives in scholarship in all areas of the Arts and Sciences. The recipient is expected to conduct the research he or she has proposed and to submit a final report to the Dean fifteen months after receiving the grant. The College of Arts and Sciences makes available on a competitive basis each year a number of teaching release units that free faculty from teaching one course so that they can pursue research or course development. A faculty committee appointed by the Dean's Office will evaluate applications and recommend awards to the Dean, who makes final decisions. Applications will be judged on the quality and originality of each proposed project, potential for publication, significance, and similar factors.