About the Charter Professor Awards

The Charter Professor award title is a distinguished temporary credential to recognize a faculty member whose record reflects a commitment to ASU’s charter: inclusion and success, research of public value, and assuming responsibility for the well-being of the community.

Each year, Deans can nominate up to two faculty members (one tenure-eligible and one career track) from their respective colleges, whose record reflects a commitment to ASU’s Charter.

Each nominee provides a narrative describing their efforts in advancing the ASU charter as well as a concrete plan or project to be realized during the three-year period of the charter award (see specific requirements below). The award recognizes the close engagement of a faculty member with issues relevant to ASU and its charter during the period of their project.

Each Charter Faculty Member will be named to a three-year term, and $5000 will be added to their base salaries. Each year of the award period, the Charter faculty member will be provided with an additional $10,000 to be used to further their charter initiatives.

Nomination Submission Information and Important Notes

• Each academic unit can support two applications per cycle, one from tenure-eligible faculty and one from career-track faculty.
• Each unit should design its own process for deciding which applications to move forward to university-level consideration. Please share this information with your chairs and directors, as well as any plans for your internal process, so that news of the opportunity can reach faculty as well.
• Nominating units must register their official nominees by completing the initial online NOMINATION FORM for each nominee by May 27, 2026. The nominating Dean or the Dean’s designee (Vice Dean, Associate Dean, designated staff member) may complete the nomination form. See details below on information needed for Nomination Form. The form can be accessed at: ASU Charter Professor 2026
• The complete NOMINATION PACKET including formal letter of nomination and nominee materials will be due: Friday, August 14, 2026. This is to allow time for nominees to fully develop their materials.
  
  Nominating units will work directly with the nominee on collating all requested material. The complete nomination packet must be submitted to Office of the Provost by the Dean or the Dean’s designee emailing the submission to: [email protected] 
  Please cc Karen Engler-Weber, Program Director at [email protected] 
  Units will receive an email confirming receipt of submission.
• Nominations will be reviewed by a committee appointed by the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel. The committee will forward their recommendations to the Provost and President who will make the final decisions.
• Deans will receive a notification on the recipients identified.
  It is requested that units notify their designated nominee on the outcome of the award, even if their candidate is not a final recipient.

Nomination Materials Required

The following information is required for each nominee that is put forth by a unit:

• Nomination Form Due May 27 
  The following information is requested on the Nomination Form: ASU Charter Professor 2026
  • Nominator Information (Dean, Unit, Email)
  • Nominator Designated Contact or Designee (Name, Title, Email): This contact will receive reminders about deadlines and will be the main contact for submitting the materials.
  • Nominee information (Name, Title, Unit, Email)

  • Short summary of nominee’s selection as the unit’s nominee, detailing how the candidate reflects a commitment to ASU’s Charter and advances our design aspirations. (max 200 words).

     

• Letter of Nomination by Dean or Vice Dean, detailing how the candidate reflects a commitment to ASU’s Charter and advances our design aspirations, providing specific examples on impact. (up to 2 pages)
• Nominee Statement
  Written by the nominee, this statement describes their efforts in advancing the ASU Charter and the impact of their work in this area. The statement presents examples of comprehensive, compelling and innovative efforts that significantly advance all aspects of ASU's charter, including inclusion and success, research of public value, and community well-being. (Up to 2 pages/750 words)

• Nominee Project Statement
  Written by the nominee, a fully developed project statement that provides the following information:

  • Developed description and overview of the project (or plan) including how it would be implemented, the potential impact of the project, and the integration of the project into communities. Discussion must address how the project aligns with the ASU Charter.
  • Discussion detailing the feasibility of developing, maintaining and completing this project over the three-year span of the grant.
  • Discussion detailing how the annual budget of $10,000 will be utilized.

  Note: if the project only requires two years, the nominee should state that in their project statement and develop materials reflecting a two-year timeline. (Up to 2 pages/750 words)

• Nominee CV
  CV should include work and accomplishments, particularly those that aligns and supports ASU’s Charter.