The Lockheed Professorship supports the professional growth and development of T/TT faculty by providing research/scholarship funding in support of the teacher-scholar model. It is intended to develop and foster long-term relationships between faculty and collaborators with an emphasis on those external to the university. The Lockheed Endowed Professorship invests in the faculty members for a two-year period and should be considered to be seed funding to support the development of research projects which can lead to future external support by industry or funding agencies. For the 25-27 Award Cycle, 3 awards will be issued, and each awardee will receive $30,000 which must be spent over a two-year period (by June 2027).
All T/TT faculty members are eligible to except for current Lockheed Professorship awardees and faculty serving on the current Lockheed Professorship selection committee. A slight preference will be given to early-career faculty and faculty who have not received this award before (see rubric). All research areas are eligible for support. The proposed work must be clearly linked to the candidate’s professional development plan.
The full call for applications (with details on what is required in the application) can be found on InfoReady. Applications are due on InfoReady by Feb. 25, 2025.
