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The BFI Faculty Awards & Recognition Network supports UChicago affiliates in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, Booth School of Business, Law School, Harris School of Public Policy, and other researchers across campus in promoting colleagues and themselves for awards, prizes, and scholarships in economics throughout their careers.
OUR APPROACH
The consortium's focus is early-career recognition, where UChicago's gap against peer institutions is concentrated. Some of these awards require a nomination that BFI will coordinate and submit. Other awards and honors are decided inside closed committees, where BFI can facilitate connections between current members and qualified faculty, and support recognition. However, BFI cannot submit a nomination for these closed nomination awards and honors.
DIRECT NOMINATIONS
These awards require a nomination letter, an endorsement, or a departmental letter. UChicago faculty nominate either themselves or a colleague. BFI identifies whether the nominated faculty is eligible, secures endorsements, assembles the package, and submits it.
AWARDS AND HONORS
These awards and honors are decided by program directors, selection committees, and electoral colleges with no external submissions. BFI cannot nominate, but the people who can are often UChicago colleagues. BFI facilitates connections to increase chances of faculty winning the award or honor.
HOW NOMINATIONS WORK
01 You flag a nominee via our nomination form
You, a BFI-affiliated researcher, use the nomination form below to submit a brief case statement for a colleague or yourself.
02 BFI builds the package
BFI builds a package tailored for each award, including drafting materials, identifying additional endorsers, and coordinating timing.
03 We submit and track
BFI submits applications directly and tracks outcomes, revisiting unsuccessful nominations in future cycles.
04 Faculty-Driven Cohort
Researchers who are nominated for awards will be called upon by BFI to nominate or endorse other affiliated researchers.
Questions?
Contact BFI at bfiresearchsupport@uchicago.edu with questions about award eligibility, nomination timing, or how BFI can support a specific faculty member's recognition strategy.
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