Established to recognize excellence and commitment to teaching and its importance to the academic experience of students at McGill University.

The Presidents’ Prize is traditionally awarded annually at Fall Convocation in each of the following categories: Course Lecturer, Faculty Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor. 

Each award brings with it a $5,000 monetary award to be used at the discretion of the recipients.  

Eligibility 

  • Ranked academic staff who carry a full-time teaching load as defined by their Faculty, OR 
  • Course Lecturers who have been teaching at McGill for a minimum of three years and a total of 12 credits.  
  • Candidates must have taught in the academic year for which the award is given. 
  • Candidates from any Faculty or School at McGill are eligible.  

Call for nominations 

The nomination period for the 2025 Prize is now closed.

Nomination guidelines (2025)

Deadline: June 15, 2025
Questions? tap [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Teaching%20awards%20question) (Contact us).

Congratulations to the 2024 award recipients! 

Past recipients of the President's Prize for Excellence in Teaching

 

Selection committee composition
  • President and Vice-Chancellor
  • Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic)
  • Director, Teaching and Learning Services
  • *Previous recipient from the level of Course Lecturer, or representative from MCLIU
  • *Previous recipient from the rank of Faculty Lecturer
  • *Previous recipient from the rank of Assistant Professor
  • *Previous recipient from the rank of Associate Professor
  • *Previous recipient from the rank of Full Professor
  • Representative from SSMU
  • Representative from PGSS
  • Representative from MACES
  • Representative from MCSS

Header image: McGill President Deep Saini presents Andrea Farran with the President’s Prize in Teaching, November 2023 (Owen Egan / Joni Dufour)