Teaching Awards
University-Level
3M National Teaching Fellowship 2022
The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is Canada’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level. Up to 10 Fellows are selected annually. Fellows continue to elevate teaching and learning at their own institutions and through larger, collaborative initiatives supported by 3M Canada, STLHE, and the Council of 3M Fellows, a constituent group within STLHE.
Deadline: December 10, 2021
Faculty-Level
TBA
Teaching Funding & Grants
University-Level
Small TLEF Innovation Projects 2022/2023
Small TLEF Innovation projects are grassroots projects that are intended to support experimentation with pedagogical approaches that have strong potential to enhance learning. Small TLEF Innovation projects can request up to $50,000 over the life of the project, and can run from one to three years.
Deadline: November 18, 2021
Students as Partners Fund
The Students as Partners (SaP) fund provides Students as Partners in Course Design grants. Funded through the Student Support Initiative, these grants support UBC Vancouver undergraduate students working in partnerships with faculty to redesign UBCV undergraduate courses. Students as Partners in Course Design partnerships position students as collaborators in the academic mission of the University. Students as Partners in Course Design grants of up to $7,100 per project are available to further student-faculty partnerships in course redesign. Most of this funding, up to $7,000, must be used for undergraduate student wages.
Deadline: February 1, 2022
SoTL Seed Program
The UBC Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISoTL) and the Centre for Teaching, Learning, & Technology offer a support program for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).
The SoTL Seed Program can provide graduate research assistants, collegial support, and complementary funding for projects that seek to research and evaluate impactful pedagogies. Projects are strategically selected to reflect the breadth of work at UBC in terms of disciplines, scholarly approaches, and expertise.
Deadline: December 20, 2022
SoTL Dissemination Fund
The UBC Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISoTL) and the Centre for Teaching, Learning, & Technology offer a support program for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).
The Provost Office announced last year a new SoTL Dissemination Fund to support the publishing and dissemination of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning work. The funds are also managed and adjudicated by both the CTLT and the ISoTL.
Deadline: Rolling basis
Open Educational Research Grants
Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning, and research resources that are costless and accessible to share anytime and anywhere. These resources are anything related to supporting access to knowledge and range from course materials to streaming videos.
The OER Grants consist of the OER implementation Grants, which are grants up to $25,000 for UBC Vancouver faculty who wish to include OER resources as primary resources in their UBC Vancouver credit courses. The application deadline for this grant is 3pm, Friday, November 25th.
Another OER Grant is the OER Rapid Innovation Grant, which includes grants up to $2000. This grant is available to the UBC Vancouver community for activities related to increasing open educational resource development. The applications for these grants are accepted on a rolling basis until the funds are exhausted.
Deadline: November 25, 2021
Faculty-Level
Forestry Teaching Innovation Fund
I am please to announce the inaugural offering of the Forestry Teaching Innovation Fund (FTIF). The FTIF is intended to support innovative teaching practices, experimentation with pedagogical approaches, and the application of emerging learning technologies in the Faculty of Forestry. Applications from full-time lecturers and tenure-stream faculty in Forestry are welcome. If you have any questions regarding this fund, please contact Michelle Zeng, Senior Manager, Education Strategies (michelle.zeng@ubc.ca).
Deadline: November 19, 2021
Past Awards & Funding
West Coast Teaching Award
Description: This award recognizes excellence in post-secondary teaching over a number of years, primarily at the undergraduate level. An individual nominated for this award will be characterized by a proven commitment to enhanced student engagement and learning, a reflective and intentional approach to teaching practices, and dedication to teaching improvement including successful implementation of any of the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.