President's Awards in Teaching and Graduate Supervision

Nomination deadline: May 11, 2026

The President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Graduate and Postgraduate Supervision honour educators who, through their creative approaches and sustained commitment to students, have generated intellectual excitement and fostered student success. They make exceptional contributions to the academic quality and student experience at Memorial University.

Call for Nominations

Nomination deadline: May 11, 2026

Students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to nominate eligible candidates. Self-nominations are not considered.

Submission Directions

Nominations for Distinguished and Outstanding Teaching Awards can be submitted on or before the deadline date to:

President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
ED3000, Education Building
teachingawards@mun.ca

Nominations for the Outstanding Graduate and Postgraduate Supervision Award can be submitted on or before the deadline date to:

School of Graduate Studies
IIC2012, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
sgs@mun.ca

Support for Nomination Coordinators

If you would like to nominate someone, support and guidance are available to answer questions, review documentation and help navigate the requirements of the award submission.

Contact information and details about each award are provided below.

Award Categories

President's Award for Distinguished Teaching

Nomination deadline: May 11, 2026

Awarded in recognition of a faculty member's continued record of excellence in teaching at Memorial University for a minimum of 10 years based on outstanding achievement in teaching and engagement in educational leadership, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

For further information, contact CITL at teachingawards@mun.ca.

President's Award for Outstanding Teaching (Faculty)

Nomination deadline: May 11, 2026

Open to those who hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment at any campus of Memorial University for a minimum of five continuous years and have not more than 10 years overall teaching experience (includes full-time faculty appointments in the Faculty of Medicine and at the Marine Institute).

For further information, contact CITL at teachingawards@mun.ca.

President's Award for Outstanding Teaching (Lecturers and Instructional Staff)

Nomination deadline: May 11, 2026

Open to those with a contractually limited appointment and instructional staff members at any campus of Memorial University who have taught a minimum of 10 course sections.

For further information, contact CITL at teachingawards@mun.ca.

President's Award for Outstanding Graduate and Postgraduate Supervision

Nomination deadline: May 11, 2026

Awarded to a graduate or postgraduate supervisor who demonstrates exemplary supervisory behaviours and serves as an outstanding role model for other supervisors to emulate. Nominations for this award can be made by graduate and postgraduate students.

For further information, contact the School of Graduate Studies at sgs@mun.ca.