Nominations now open for the UCalgary Teaching Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2026 University of Calgary Teaching Awards, recognizing individuals and teams who are advancing teaching and learning across UCalgary.

Teaching and learning excellence is found within the classroom and also extends far beyond this setting. It can emerge through collaborations between departments or faculties, meaningful scholarly mentorship for graduate students, student support and learning facilitation, advancing Indigenous Ways of Knowing by transforming academic courses, and creating equitable, diverse and accessible learning environments.  

Across campus, educators who hold a variety of academic and non-academic roles bring together a range of perspectives and expertise, contributing to UCalgary’s leadership in student experience and success.

The UCalgary Teaching Awards honour exceptional contributions within our campus community to teaching and learning across 15 categories for academic and non-academic staff, graduate teaching assistants, and groups.

The award categories, including group and individual awards, are: 

• Award for Blended and Online Learning
• Award for Continuing and Professional Education
• Award for Curriculum Development
• Award for Educational Leadership (Group)
• Award for Educational Leadership (Individual)
• Award for Experiential Learning
• Award for Full-Time Academic Staff
• Award for Graduate Assistants (Teaching)
• Award for Graduate Supervision
• Award for Inclusive Excellence
• Award for Indigenous Ways of Knowing (Group and Individual)
• Award for Librarians, Archivists and Curators
• Award for Non-Academic Staff (Group)
• Award for Non-Academic Staff (Individual)
• Award for Sessional Instructors
• Award for Team Teaching
• Award for Work-Integrated Learning

The deadline for nominations is Sept. 28, 2026. Students, staff, faculty and postdoctoral scholars are encouraged to nominate an amazing educator in their network.

Read more about the awards and how you can nominate someone.