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
McGill awards and fellowship opportunities for students
| Details | Faculty | Who is eligible? |
|---|---|---|
Cynthia Weston Fellowship in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Awarded to an outstanding full-time graduate student interested in conducting research on university teaching and learning in any Faculty | All graduate students | |
Sustainability Education (Student) Fellows A cross-campus initiative that brings together faculty and students to advance sustainability in the curriculum and pedagogy at McGill as part of a year-long cohort | All graduate students | |
Recognizes outstanding and innovative postdocs that have had a positive impact on students’ learning experience at the undergraduate or graduate level | Postdoctoral fellows, researchers, and scholars | |
Arts Graduate Student Teaching Award Recognizes outstanding teaching in the Faculty of Arts by graduate students | Faculty of Arts | TAs / Course Lecturers |
Available for outstanding achievements in student teaching | Faculty of Education | Student teachers |
Faculty of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Presented to people who are TAs or Undergraduate Student Course Assistants and who have demonstrated excellence in teaching scholarship and service | Faculty of Engineering | TAs / Student Course Assistants |
Learner and Faculty Awards for Teaching Innovation Recognizes individuals who have developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies that are learning- and learner-focused | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | |
Schulich School of Music Teaching Awards Recognizes teaching assistants and student instructors (i.e. Course Lecturers or Practical Instructors) for their outstanding contributions | Schulich School of Music | TAs and graduate student instructors |
Computer Science Teaching Assistant Awards Celebrates the work of TAs who regularly inspire and challenge undergraduate and graduate students | School of Computer Science (Science) | TAs |
Edith Engelberg Teaching Award Bestowed annually to graduate students for outstanding teaching | Department of Physics (Science) | Graduate students |
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.
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.
