There are many opportunities to publicly acknowledge our instructors for their commitment to teaching and learning, both at McGill and externally.
President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Recognizing excellence and commitment to teaching and its importance to the academic experience of students at McGill University.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Learning
Recognizing sustained excellence in leadership and innovation, as well as the active integration of teaching and learning with inquiry, scholarship, and research.
Other teaching awards
There are a number of other opportunities to recognize excellence and scholarship in teaching, at McGill and beyond.
Please contact us if you know of other awards we should include in these lists.
McGill (Faculty-level) awards for instructors
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Arts
School of Continuing Studies
Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences
Faculty of Education
- Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching
Faculty of Engineering
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
- Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching
- David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching
Faculty of Law
- Durnford Teaching Excellence Award
Desautels Faculty of Management
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence
- Faculty Honour Prizes
- Learner and Faculty Awards for Teaching Innovation
- Osler Awards for Outstanding Teaching
- Department of Psychiatry: Outstanding Teacher Award
Schulich School of Music
Faculty of Science
External teaching awards
This list of external teaching awards is provided as a reference – if you have questions or need information about specific awards, please visit the award websites for more information.
The list is provided in Excel format to allow for easy searching, such as by submission deadline or discipline. Awards for which both individuals and teams are eligible appear in red.
Recognition
Thank a Prof
An opportunity for McGill students to share their appreciation with an instructor who made a difference.
Teaching portfolio
Find resources to help you prepare your portfolio and view examples of teaching portfolios prepared by McGill instructors.
