Each year the University System of Georgia (USG) recognizes teaching excellence with a variety of awards.
Find information about winners and the criteria for each award:
Note: The winners’ portfolios are available in the annual list of recipients.
| Award Type | Organization | Name | Due Date | Criteria/Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement | Campus Compact | The Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award | April | This award recognizes one senior faculty member (post-tenure or middle-to-late career at institutions without tenure) each year. |
| Engagement | Campus Compact | Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty | May | Only full-time faculty from U.S. public and private not-for-profit colleges and universities who have not submitted tenure materials for review prior to the award deadline are eligible for the Award. |
| Engagement | Corporation for National and Community Service | President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll | April | The 2014 Honor Roll will recognize higher education institutions in four categories: |
| Innovation | The American Academy of Arts and Sciences | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Varies per prize | The Academy awards eight prizes that recognize excellence in the sciences and the humanities and a commitment to the ideals of the Academy. |
| Research and Creative Arts | The John Smith Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Guggenheim Fellowship | September | Often characterized as "midcareer" awards, Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. |
| Innovation and Public Service in Medical Sciences | The Lasker Foundation | Lasker Award | Varies per prize | The Lasker Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine |