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Achievement Awards

Teaching Award

The purpose of the Teaching Award is to enhance the teaching of their recipients and the quality of instruction at Carleton University. All Faculty Members and Faculty Members, Teaching Stream, are eligible to apply. Five awards are given out each year, valued at $15,000.

Professional Achievement Award for Faculty, Teaching Stream

The purpose of the Professional Achievement Award is to recognize outstanding performance by a Faculty Member, Teaching Stream at Carleton University. Five awards of $10,000 are given out each year.

Librarian Achievement Award

The purpose of the Librarian Achievement Award is either to recognize the professional achievements of librarians or to enhance the research of librarians. Two awards of $10,000 are given out each year.

Contract Instructor Teaching Award

This award recognizes outstanding contract instructors at Carleton who promote excellence in teaching. Five awards of $2,000 are given out annually.

Contract Instructor Teaching Innovation Grant

The purpose of the Contract Instructor Teaching Innovation Grant is to provide support to a contract instructor for investigating student learning and alternative approaches to teaching and assessing student learning at the individual, departmental, Faculty, or institutional levels. The overall aims are to foster deep student learning at Carleton University and promote curiosity, reflection, and exploration in the areas of teaching and learning. Two grants of $6,000 each are awarded annually.

Research Achievement Award & Research Award – Seed Funding

These awards recognize outstanding research achievements. They are administered by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International).They are available to Faculty Members only.  Click on this link for more information.