The William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award is designed to elevate WashU’s investment in the St. Louis region by encouraging and rewarding faculty research that enhances our impact in St. Louis. This award honors and recognizes faculty members for ongoing and completed research that focuses on interdisciplinary community-engaged research that exemplifies impact, innovation, and deep engagement with the region.
An award is given in recognition of faculty research initiatives. The awardee has the opportunity to present their research, receive an award, and celebrate among their colleagues and community.
Provost Impact Award for Early Career Community-engaged Research
As part of the Confluence Award process, WashU will recognize contributions to community-engaged research by early-career faculty. For this award, early career includes Post-doctoral Fellows, Assistant Professors, and non-tenure track faculty with less than 5 years of experience. Those who are eligible can request consideration as part of the Confluence Award Application. Consideration for the early-career award does not impact consideration for the larger Confluence Award.
2026 Confluence Award
Submissions are open for the fourth annual William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award. A $50,000 cash prize is given in recognition of community-engaged research initiatives.
The application is open to all WashU faculty for ongoing or recent work and is due Oct. 31, 2025.