Faculty Excellence

Faculty Excellence highlights systemwide efforts that support faculty recruitment, retention, and professional growth. These programs are designed to strengthen academic careers and enhance the faculty experience across UC campuses. Together, they reflect the University’s commitment to fostering excellence in teaching, research, and service.

Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Awards

The Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Awards (ECFREA) advance the University’s enduring commitment to the scholarship and creative activity of early career faculty across the ten-campus UC system.

UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program selects new fellows annually across all disciplines, campuses, and UC National Laboratories.

Advancing Faculty Diversity

The Advancing Faculty Diversity (AFD) program is the University of California’s primary research and development engine for transforming the professoriate of the future.