Cottrell STAR Award

The Cottrell STAR (Science Teaching and Research) Award recognizes outstanding research and educational accomplishments of members of the Cottrell Scholar community and Holland Awardees. The award includes a $5,000 cash prize and highlights awardees by inviting them to give a plenary talk at the Cottrell Scholar Conference and through promotion in professional journals. Eligibility is limited to established teacher-scholars holding faculty or researcher appointments at research universities, primarily undergraduate institutions, or national laboratories in the United States or Canada. Selection is made by a committee of Cottrell Scholar community members with final recommendations to the RCSA President.

US$5,000 cash prize; invitation to give a plenary talk at the Cottrell Scholar Conference; promotion of the awardee in professional journals.

Nominees must be at least 12 years beyond the year of their Cottrell Scholar Award and hold a faculty appointment at a research university or primarily undergraduate institution in the United States or Canada. Nominees should have earned tenure in a Chemistry, Physics or Astronomy Department (or closely related physical science disciplines) and be established teacher-scholars; Holland Awardees are also eligible regardless of award year. No submissions from previous STAR or TREE recipients are accepted.

Nominations are initiated by a Cottrell Scholar, Holland Awardee or an institutional colleague and submitted via RCSA's PRISM system; after nomination deadline eligible nominees are invited to submit a full application (bio-sketch, four-page essay, contact info for two letter writers) via PRISM and support letters are submitted separately.