External Awards

Memorial encourages and endorses institutional nominations for the following prestigious and highly competitive external teaching awards:

The 2026 3M National Fellowship awards are currently paused. Please visit STLHE's site for more information and updates as they become available.

Nomination Process

The details of Memorial's internal process and timelines for external teaching award nominations are outlined below. These processes and timelines must be followed for a submission to receive the required endorsement from the Office of the President.

Call for Nominations

The AAU issues its call for award nominations in March. Please refer to the websites above to confirm annual AAU deadlines, as they are subject to change.

To ensure sufficient time to compile a competitive dossier, Memorial issues an internal call for nominations well in advance of the official call, usually in September of the previous year. The Office of the Provost will distribute the call for external award nominations to academic units requesting nominations. However, individuals may also submit an unsolicited nomination brief (see below).

Make a Nomination

Those interested in recommending someone for an AAU award, as well as those interested in being considered for an institutional nomination, are required to complete the corresponding nomination brief.

Nomination brief templates:

Completed nomination briefs are to be submitted by December 1, 2025 to teachingawards@mun.ca and copied to the Associate Dean of your respective faculty or school.

Selection of Institutional Nominees

The Teaching Awards Committee meets in November of each year to review submitted briefs and select an institutional nominee to proceed with their application for the following year.

For example, AAU nomination briefs will be reviewed and selected in November 2026 for full nomination package submission in May 2027. This allows applicants approximately six months to prepare their nomination package once they have been selected to submit.

Those who have submitted a nomination brief will be notified of the committee’s decision within two weeks of the meeting date.

Guidance on Application Process and Preparation

Preparing a nomination dossier that describes the scope, quality and impact of a nominee’s teaching, educational leadership and educational innovation, and that adheres to award criteria and guidelines is a significant undertaking. Selected institutional nominations must receive endorsement by the Office of the President. CITL is available to provide guidance regarding the process and preparation of award dossiers.

Should a nominee desire CITL feedback on their fully completed nomination package, it must be provided to CITL by the following dates for review:

 Review Deadline
AAU Award for Distinguished Teaching Feb. 1
AAU Ann Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award Feb. 1

Letter of Endorsement

CITL will coordinate a letter of endorsement from the Office of the President on behalf of the selected nominee. To allow time for this process, final nomination packages must be submitted to CITL at least four weeks in advance of the submission deadline, as outlined below.

Submission of Application

Final award submissions must then be submitted to the awarding bodies on the dates they have specified on their websites. While the deadline for AAU submissions is typically May 1, this date are subject to change each year, so please be sure to consult the websites referenced above. CITL will require final nomination packages four weeks prior to the submission deadlines.

Timeline Summary
Nomination ProcessTimeline
AAU

Internal Call from Memorial University

Current Year
Internal call for nominations released September
Nomination brief submitted to Teaching Awards Committee for consideration and selection (teachingawards@mun.ca) October 18
Teaching Awards Committee reviews briefs and selects applicants to move forward November
Applicants are notified November/December

External Call from Award Granting Organization

Next Year
PLEASE NOTE that the dates listed below are subject to change in accordance with the annual nomination deadlines set by the awarding bodies.
Selected nominee receives process guidance and submits completed nomination package to receive feedback from CITL (teachingawards@mun.ca) February 1 (or 12 weeks before submission deadline)
Final nomination package submitted to CITL March 31 (or 4 weeks before submission deadline)
Endorsement letter from the Office of the President received April
Submission deadline - final nomination package submitted to awarding body May 1 (or as stated on AAU website)
Submitted by MUN AAU rep via CITL

Contact

If you have questions about these recognitions or require more information, please contact teachingawards@mun.ca.