Awards for Teaching Assistants

1. TLS Outstanding TA Awards

2. Past Recipients

TLS Outstanding TA Awards

This award celebrates the support teaching assistants give to the undergraduate and graduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing a positive learning environment and their work in implementing innovative teaching practices.

Five TAs are awarded this honour annually and they receive a certificate and $250. In addition, up to five honourable mentions are also awarded.

Nominations open in December and the deadline for nominations is March 31.

To nominate a TA, please fill out the form below.

Outstanding TA Award Nomination – 2025-2026

Use this form to submit your nomination for all eligible TA awards. Please note that all nominators – students, faculty, and staff – can use this form to submit nominations.

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Department the nominated TA works in*

Can’t find the department you’re looking for? Contact us at TASupport@carleton.ca and we’ll update our list.

Who are you nominating? (Must include TA's first and last name)*

Course you are nominating for*

(Course the TA is/was assigned to. Enter as XXXX ####. For example, SYSC 1606.)

Term course was offered*

My relationship to the nominee:*

Student (I studied under the nominee)

Faculty Member/Contract Instructor/Supervisor (I supervised the nominee)

Staff (I worked with or supervised the nominee)

Your Name*

Your Carleton ID*

Your Carleton Email*

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Examples of Teaching Excellence

Complete the following nomination fields in support of your nominated teaching assistant. Please remember that these awards recognize excellence in the work that TAs do in support of teaching and learning in any modality (in class, via email, on Brightspace and other technologies, in office hours, as well as on assignments and exams)./>In order to ensure your nomination is as meaningful as possible, please include as much specific information/examples as possible.

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates are scored on a rubric for EACH category below, so it is to your nominee’s benefit to address each area.

Supporting Materials (Letters of support, materials prepared or disseminated by the TA)

Max. file size: 15 MB.

*Faculty members are strongly encouraged to submit a letter of support that addresses EACH of the categories below, as all candidates are scored using the same rubric.

*Materials may include feedback the nominee has provided to students, feedback from students/faculty on the nominee’s teaching, emails to/from students or the nominee’s supervisor, and so on. In order to appreciate these submissions, be sure to contextualize how these materials support excellence in teaching and learning.

*Supporting materials must be brought together in ONE FILE, and that file must be 5 PAGES OR LESS and saved in DOC, DOCX, or PDF format. Zipped/multiple files or single files longer than 5 pages will NOT be reviewed by the committee.

*Supporting materials submitted on the nominee’s behalf must refer to the nominee’s work for the CURRENT academic year. Materials submitted that document work done in previous years will NOT be reviewed by the committee.

Teaching Skills (excellence in class, teaching/facilitation of guest lectures, discussion groups, labs, tutorials, review sessions, office hours)

Grading (consistency, constructive and timely feedback, support of students)

Communication (email, online or in-person: clear, concise, respectful, informative)

Environment (ways in which the TA fosters a supportive, inclusive, and positive learning and working environment that reflects the diversity of faculty, staff, and students—whether in person or online)

Other (other criteria that has not already been addressed that exemplifies why this individual excels in their role as a teaching assistant)

Remain anonymous to nominee?*

Yes, I would like to remain anonymous

No, you can let the TA know that I nominated him/her

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Past Recipients

Congratulations to all past recipients of this award!

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TLS Outstanding TA Awards

Outstanding TA Award Nomination – 2025-2026

Examples of Teaching Excellence

Past Recipients