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| Title and Sponsor | Application Deadline | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award Rackham Graduate School |
Late January | $1,500 | Honors faculty members who have advised a substantial number of doctoral students over a number of years. Nominees should be scholars with a… |
| Rackham Master's Mentoring Award Rackham Graduate School |
Late January | $1,500 | Honors and encourages the accomplishments of faculty who have advised a substantial number of Rackham Master's degree students over a number of… |
| John H. D'Arms Faculty Award for Distinguished Graduate Mentoring in the Humanities Rackham Graduate School |
Late January | $5,000 | Honors scholars and/or creative artists who have a sustained history of advising Ph.D. students, who demonstrate extraordinary generosity of… |
| Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award Rackham Graduate School |
Late January | $1,000 | Recognizes the efforts and accomplishments of Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs) who demonstrate a passion for sharing knowledge and experience,… |
| Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship Office of the Provost |
Early December - Chairs and directors submit nominations. | $20,000 | Honors those tenured faculty whose commitment to and investment in undergraduate teaching has had a demonstrable impact on the intellectual… |
| Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award Rackham Graduate School |
Mid February | $2,500 | Honors senior faculty who have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements in scholarly research and/or creative endeavors, have a… |
| Faculty Recognition Award Rackham Graduate School |
Mid February | $2,000 | Honors mid-career faculty who have demonstrated remarkable contributions to the University through outstanding achievements in scholarly research… |
| Provost's Teaching Innovation Prize CRLT Office of the Provost University Library |
Early February | $5,000 | Recognizes faculty who have developed an innovative project, e.g., new uses of instructional technology, new ways to engage students in the… |
| Distinguished University Professorship Rackham Graduate School |
Early March | $10,000 | Recognizes exceptional scholarly and/or creative achievements, national and international reputation, superior teaching and mentoring, and an… |
| Henry Russel Award Rackham Graduate School |
Late March | $1,200 | Recognizes faculty members early in their academic careers who already have demonstrated an extraordinary record of accomplishment in scholarly… |
| Henry Russel Lectureship Rackham Graduate School |
Late March | $2,000 | Recognizes a faculty member of exceptional achievements in research, scholarship and/or creative endeavors, and outstanding record of… |
| The University of Michigan Golden Apple Award Various |
N/A | $1,000 | Honors teachers who consistently teach as if each lecture were their last, and strive not only to disseminate knowledge but to inspire and engage… |
| Title and Sponsor | Application Deadline | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of Periodontology Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award School of Dentistry |
N/A | N/A | Recognizes the periodontal educator who had demonstrated a commitment to excellence in providing education in the full scope of clinical… |
| R.D. Richards Memorial Faculty Award Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design |
Varies | $1,000 | Recognizes extraordinary teaching, creative work, and service. |
| Neary Teaching Excellence Awards Ross School of Business |
N/A | $1,000 | Recognizes outstanding contributions to students' learning experience at the Ross School of Business. One award is given per academic program:… |
| Elizabeth Crosby Award School of Medicine |
November | n/a | Presented to a faculty member for outstanding teaching of medical students in a basic science area.
For a detailed description,… |
| Kaiser-Permanente Award for Excellence in Teaching School of Medicine |
December | $5,000 | The Kaiser Award is the most prestigious teaching award given by the Medical School. Two awards are given each year - one for preclinical and one… |
| Imes and Moore Mentorship Award College of Literature, Sciences & the Arts |
Mid February | $3,000 | This award is for tenure-track and tenured members of the Natural Science faculty in the College of LS&A. Persons nominated for this award… |
| Individual Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education College of Literature, Sciences & the Arts |
Mid February | $3,500 | *formerly known as the Excellence in Education Awards Nominees should have made special contributions to the College's educational mission… |
| Departmental Award for Contributions to the Undergraduate Initiative College of Literature, Sciences & the Arts |
February | $25,000 | Awarded to a department or program that has demonstrated special commitment to undergraduate education, as a complement to awards given to… |
| Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award College of Literature, Sciences & the Arts |
Mid February | $2,500 | Award recipients have demonstrated outstanding teaching during their first years on the faculty. While this award recognizes teaching, it is only… |
| The Matthews Underclass Teaching Award College of Literature, Sciences & the Arts |
Mid February | $1,000 | This award is presented to a member of the faculty who has made a distinctive contribution to teaching in courses at the first- or second-year… |
| Senior Year Award School of Medicine |
February | n/a | This award will be presented to a clinical faculty member below the rank of Associate Professor who, in the opinion of the graduating class, best… |
| Students for SEAS Outstanding GSI Teaching Awards School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) |
February | n/a | This award was established by the student governing board in 1995 to recognize teaching excellence. Selections are made by the students of the… |
| Students for SEAS Outstanding Teaching Award School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) |
February | n/a | This award was established by the student governing board in 1995 to recognize teaching excellence. Selections are made by the students of the… |
| Victor L. Bernard Teaching Leadership Award Ross School of Business |
February | N/A | Recognizes demonstrated excellence in new course development, colleagues or student mentoring; development of new teaching materials such as cases… |
| Teaching Excellence Award College of Pharmacy |
February | $1,000 | Factors considered are: clear and logical presentation of material, fair and appropriate evaluations of student performance, ability to motivate… |
| Student's Choice Award for Teaching School of Kinesiology |
March | n/a | Uses innovative instruction; provides an enriching, inspiring environment for learning; is approachable and enthusiastic about teaching; has high… |
| L. Hart Wright Outstanding Teaching Award School of Law |
March | n/a | Recognizes excellence in teaching at the Law School. Recipients are selected by the Law School Student Senate from nominations on the March… |
| SI Outstanding GSI Award School of Information |
April | $1,000 | Awarded to recognize a GSI on the basis of teaching ratings and comments from students. |
| Yahoo! Students' Choice Award School of Information |
April | $500 | Yahoo@ initiated these awards in 2008 as a means of recognizing outstanding students who exhibit the highest degree of excellence in teaching. |
| Yahoo! Innovative Teaching with Technology Award School of Information |
April | $500 | Yahoo! initiated these awards in 2008 as a means or recognizing outstanding students who exhibit the highest degree of excellence in teaching. |
| May Edna Doyle Teacher of the Year Award School of Nursing |
April | $1,000 | Recipients are faculty members in the School of Nursing and are selected by students, faculty, and, staff by a vote in March. Nominated faculty… |
| Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education School of Medicine |
Early May | $5,000 | This award recognizes truly outstanding faculty educators who are making exceptional contributions to medical education, and honors lifetime… |
| Distinguished Faculty Award School of Social Work |
July | $1,000 | Recognizes a faculty member who has achieved national recognition in scholarship and service, demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring,… |
| Thomas M. Sawyer, Jr. Teaching Award | Mid November | $4,000 | Awarded to non tenure-track faculty who have demonstrated sustained excellence in instruction and guidance at the undergraduate levels, including… |
| 1938E Award College of Engineering |
Mid November | $10,000 | Recognizes an outstanding teacher in both elementary and advanced courses, an understanding counselor of students who seek guidance in their… |
| Neil Van Eenam Memorial Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award College of Engineering |
Mid November | $4,000 | Recognizes an innovative and outstanding teacher in undergraduate education at the College of Engineering. |
| Stephen S. Attwood Excellence in Engineering Award College of Engineering |
Mid November | $15,000 | Recognizes a faculty member who has extraordinary achievement in teaching, research, service, and other activities that have brought distinction… |
| Education Excellence Award College of Engineering |
Mid November | $4,000 | Recognizes faculty with a demonstrated sustained excellence in curricular development, instruction, and guidance at both the undergraduate and… |
| Harold Haugh Award School of Music, Theater and Dance |
December | $5,000 | This recipient will show excellence if private studio teaching. The recipient will also deliver a lecture or a lecture-demonstration under the… |
| The American Medical Women's Association Gender Equality Award School of Medicine |
n/a | n/a | Honors those faculty members who promote a gender-fair environment for the education and training of physicians and assure equal opportunities for… |
| Instructor of the Year (Hygiene) School of Dentistry |
N/A | N/A | Recognizes the outstanding clinical faculty member of the year. This senior award honors the instructor whom students believe has had the… |
| Instructor of the Year (D1, D2, D3, and D4 Clinics) School of Dentistry |
N/A | N/A | Recognizes the outstanding faculty member of the year. A recipient is selected from each clinic by students. |
| Paul Gibbons Award School of Dentistry |
N/A | N/A | Recognizes the instructor that students believe has had the greatest influence on them during the four years of their predoctoral program. |
| Most Valuable Planner, Urban and Regional Planning Program Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning |
N/A | N/A | Recognizes excellence in teaching and advising. The recipient is selected by a vote of the students receiving a Master of Urban Planning degree… |
| Excellence in Teaching Award School of Public Health |
n/a | $1,000 | Recipients are selected on: student and faculty evaluations of nominee and course taught; content and appropriateness of course syllabus, evidence… |
| Teaching Honor Roll Ford School of Public Policy |
n/a | n/a | Recipients are based on E&E Excellent Teacher scores above thresholds for core and non-core courses. |
| Donna M. Salzer Award for Excellence in Teaching Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning |
N/A | N/A | Recognizes excellence in teaching and advising. The undergraduate senior class selects one recipient, and the graduating master's class selects… |
