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.
Departmental TA Awards
In addition to the TLS Outstanding TA Award, many departments offer their own internal awards for teaching assistants. Please see the list below for details about the criteria for each departmental award.
Note: If you are a graduate or undergraduate administrator and are interested in harmonizing your departmental award nomination process and deadline with TLS, please fill out this Departmental-TA-Awards-2025-2026-Template and email to TASupport@cunet.carleton.ca
Departmental award nomination forms will be uploaded here as we receive them.
- Biology TA Awards
- Civil and Environmental Engineering TA Awards
- Cognitive Science TA Award
- Computer Science (School of) TA Award
- English Language and Literature TA Awards
- Math and Stats Departmental TA Award
- Political Science TA Award
- Psychology Departmental TA Awards
Past Recipients
Congratulations to all past recipients of this award!