Dalton Eminent Scholar Award

The Dalton Eminent Senior Scholar Award serves to recognize faculty members with a distinguished national and/or international reputation in their disciplines. Each award includes $10,000 to fund research travel and materials, and $5,000 to be granted upon successful completion of a current or future scholarly activity and notification of the Office of the Provost. Award recipients are encouraged to involve student investigators in the funded activity. 

Eligibility for Senior Scholars

Recipients of the Dalton Eminent Senior Scholar Award must be Radford University Associate or Full Professors with service in the rank at Radford University for a minimum of three academic years. Awardees may be considered for this award again after at least three years from the conclusion of the previous award.

The Dalton Eminent Scholar Rising Star

One award is reserved for a Dalton Eminent Scholar Rising Star. A nominee in the Rising Star category must be:

• In no more than their sixth year of continuous service as a full-time faculty member at a higher education institution.
• In at least their third year of continuous faculty service at Radford University.

The Rising Star designation recognizes a faculty member showing extraordinary promise for a career of excellence with research or creative scholarship in the recipient’s discipline. Faculty members are only eligible to receive the Rising Star designation once.