External Teaching Awards
External Teaching Award Candidate Selection Process
The external awards candidate selection process was developed to provide a streamlined and systematic approach for selecting faculty to receive institutional support for external teaching award nominations. Its goal is to ensure clear expectations, increased process transparency, and greater equity and access for potential candidates. Nominations and self-nominations are encouraged.
You can submit an application on behalf of yourself or a colleague to receive nomination support for external teaching awards from the Trent Teaching Commons for the 3M National Teaching Fellowship, OCUFA Teaching Award, and D2L Award.
Note: This process does not preclude individual faculty members from submitting their own independent nominations for external awards.
Timeline
- Call for nominations opens – August 14
- Deadline to submit – October 27
- Review of nominations – November
- Candidates are notified – December
Application Link
Form: https://trentu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2lr349wqrpU93Ui
Please fill out the Qualtrics form and send an updated CV to teachingcommons@trentu.ca.
Process
Nominations will be reviewed by the Senate Teaching Awards Subcommittee alongside the criteria for each award. Shortlisted candidates will be reviewed by the Provost’s Office. All nominations will remain active for a period of 5 years, and candidates will have the opportunity to provide an update via the call for nominations in August of each year.
Successful Candidates
Candidates who are successful will receive support from the Trent Teaching Commons in the development of their award nominations including the procurement of all required student and faculty letters of support; strategic dossier writing and editing support; assistance with nomination layout and structure, ensuring all required components are in place; and submitting the nomination for consideration. Candidates will be expected to collect and compile information and data relating to the award categories and write a large number of sections of the approximately 50-page nomination dossiers.
Note: This survey includes three separate awards for which you may submit nominations. If you are only nominating yourself or someone else for one award, you are not required to complete the sections for the others; please leave those fields blank. Successful candidates will receive support for 2026/2027 award submission deadlines.
For questions and general inquiries, please email teachingcommons@trentu.ca.