Awards for Faculty and Teaching Excellence
The University of Alberta promotes teaching excellence, scholarship and innovation by administering awards and funding.
We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.
Awards For Faculty Excellence
Applications will be opening in Fall 2024
- University Cup
- University of Alberta Distinguished Professor
- Vargo Teaching Chair
- McCalla Professorship
- Henry Marshall Tory Chair [pending review; applications currently closed]
Awards For Teaching Excellence
Applications will be opening in Fall 2024
- Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
- Provost's Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Teaching Collaboration Award
- William Hardy Alexander Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Other Awards and Funding
- CTL Visiting Speaker Grants
- Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) [pending review; applications currently closed]
External Teaching Awards
- 3M National Teaching Fellowships (STLHE)
- Alan Blizzard Award (STLHE)
- D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning (STLHE)
- Distinguished Academic Award (CAUT)
Past Awards
For a complete list of academic awards and recipients, visit Faculty Awards database. Use the search tool or navigate to the award you are interested in. For discipline-specific awards, select the appropriate field of study and determine which award(s) are applicable.