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The Office of the Provost, in conjunction with the Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Officer and the University Research Council (URC), selects recipients of the Provost Research Fellowship – a $15,000 cash prize designed to provide research support to SMU’s outstanding scholars during the current academic year.

This fellowship is open to current ÃÛÌÒ½´tenured faculty nominated by their dean or by the Faculty Senate. Nominated faculty are invited to submit research proposals for review and evaluation by the URC, which then recommends the most meritorious proposals for final selection by the Office of the Provost.

Award Recipients

Academic Year: 2023-2024

• Alexandra Pavlakis – Professor, Department of Education Policy & Leadership, Simmons School of Education & Human Development
• Klaus Desmet – Ruth and Kenneth Altshuler Centennial Interdisciplinary Professor, Department of Economics, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
• Jennifer Dworak – Associate Director of the ÃÛÌÒ½´AT&T Center for Virtualization and Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lyle School of Engineering
• David Taylor – Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation and Professor, Dedman School of Law
• James Lee – Professor, Perkins School of Theology