The Office of Academic Affairs administers the annual Faculty Community Service Award, which is sponsored by an endowment from the Chase Corporation through the CU Foundation.

The award provides $10,000 to a full-time University of Colorado faculty member who, in addition to his or her university responsibilities, has, pro bono, provided exceptional educational, humanitarian, civic or other service in the community.

Submit a Chase Award nomination. [2]

Past Chase Award Recipients [3]

Nominations

Eligible nominees include full-time CU faculty members with the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, senior instructor, or instructor.

Any member of the university community may submit a nomination. The nomination packet must include:

• a letter of nomination that speaks specifically to exceptional service provided by the nominee to the community;
• two supporting letters from members of the university community who have direct knowledge of the nature and benefit of the community service;
• two supporting letters from individuals outside the university who have direct knowledge of the nature and benefit of the community service; and
• a copy of the faculty nominee’s current curriculum vitae.

Additional supporting information relevant to the criteria may be included.

Nomination Submission

Submit a nomination via the online submission form [2].

Selection Process

A system-wide advisory committee will review the nominations and submit its recommendation to the President.

Past Recipients

For a complete list of past award recipients, please visit here [3]. Please note, previous winners are not eligible to apply.

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Please contact Academic Affairs with questions regarding the Chase Faculty Community Service Award. [4]