September 14, 2023
Reminder: Excellence in Innovation and Economic Engagement Award applications due Sept. 27
K-State faculty, staff, centers, institutes and units engaging in innovation and economic prosperity are invited to submit a two-page narrative for the K-State Excellence in Innovation and Economic Engagement Award by Wednesday, Sept. 27, to ecodevo@k-state.edu.
Award winners are selected based on the award criteria — including the key questions, illustrations and metrics — by an external committee of innovation and economic prosperity practitioners.
This award recognizes exemplary economic engagement across efforts in talent, innovation and place — plus the intersections of these categories.
- Talent: focus on education and workforce development.
- Innovation: focus on innovation and technology-based economic development.
- Place: focus on social, cultural or community development.
Two winners will be selected to account for both 2022 and 2023. At least one of the two winners selected will be an applicant who intentionally advanced talent, innovation or place in accordance with K-State's Economic Prosperity Plan.
Finalists will be recognized at the K-State Research Connections event on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Each winner will receive a commemorative plaque, along with a certificate and a $1,000 grant to advance their economic engagement efforts.
Visit the award website for full submission details or email questions to ecodevo@k-state.edu.