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Awards

McMaster University offers two central teaching awards, and many faculties bestow faculty-level awards for teaching and teaching-related activities.

We also support our excellent educators as they apply to external teaching awards. Nominations to external teaching awards can often be made by peers, students, and others, and do not require approval from the Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning.

We ask that you please notify the Awards and Grants Specialist if you are intending to nominate an educator for any of the external awards listed on this webpage. We’re here to support and to help celebrate!

Available Support

Administration of awards is jointly supported by the Awards and Grants Specialist in the OVPTL and educational developers in the MacPherson Institute, with responsibilities shared as follows:

The Awards and Grants Specialist:

  • coordinates awards cycles for internal central awards
  • facilitates strategic conversations to identify ideal nominees for external awards
  • provides consultations regarding award opportunities and progression
  • responds to inquiries about timelines, submitting documents, and other administrative aspects
  • tracks nominations across the institution
Contact the Awards and Grants Specialist!

The MacPherson Institute:

  • provides consultations regarding components of nomination portfolios
  • Advises on best practices for collecting compelling evidence and conveying impact to readers
  • provides teaching observations which can be used as supporting evidence in nomination portfolios
  • assists nominators in developing a nomination brief and nominees in developing a nomination portfolio
Learn more on the MI website!

Internal Awards

The Vice-Provost's Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Learn more

The President's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning Learn more

External Teaching Awards

The OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards Learn more on the OCUFA website.

Deadline: variable, usually in March.

 

The 3M National Teaching Fellowship Learn more on the STLHE website.

Currently on hold.

The CAUT Sarah Shorten Award Learn more on the CAUT website!

Deadline: June 1 annually.