Awards and Funding

The annual Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards recognizes outstanding individuals whose outstanding public service contributions, scholarly accomplishments, and teaching excellence have advanced the Pitt community or their respective fields. Each recipient receives a letter from Chancellor Joan Gabel, a cash prize and grant to support their work, and is recognized during the annual Faculty Honors Convocation.

The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring recognizes individuals for their outstanding mentoring of graduate students seeking a research doctorate degree.

The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Student Success annually recognizes staff, faculty, and administrators at the University of Pittsburgh who have positively impacted the student experience by engaging in collaborative and holistic academic advising and student success practices.

Each year, the Provost’s Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence invites proposals for its Innovation in Education Awards program recognizing University faculty for projects that aim to enhance teaching at Pitt and advance teaching models overall.

To support the development of open educational resources the Provost provides funding for projects that will enhance the educational experiences of Pitt students and provide these faculty with the ability to customize their course materials.

The Pitt Momentum Funds support high-quality research, scholarship, and creative endeavors at three distinct scales, including Priming (formerly Seeding), Teaming, and Scaling Grants. Awards are made across the breadth of interdisciplinary scholarship at the University, and all eligible faculty are encouraged to propose new, innovative ideas that can contribute meaningful insight, understanding, or solutions to societal challenges.