Department/School Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards

All-University Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards

Qualifications
Teaching excellence in undergraduate instruction by a graduate teaching assistant (GTA).

Within some broad guidelines, each department or school establishes its own specific criteria for the award. Suggested characteristics include:

• overall effectiveness as an instructor in lectures, discussions, studios or laboratories
• command of the subject area
• skills in organizing and developing class material
• capacity to motivate and inspire students
• contribution to the course

Eligibility
Nominees should have taught undergraduates for at least two semesters in a full or half-time GTA appointment. Nominees may be involved in the teaching of independent lecture courses, in leading discussion sections, in studio or laboratory teaching, and/or in leading problem-solving sessions and grading. Nominees may receive the award only once during their graduate academic careers. Awards may be made to GTAs not currently teaching if they are enrolled at the time of nomination.

Please inform the Teaching Resource Center (trc-uva@virginia.edu) if your department will not select a winner or will not put your departmental winner forward for nomination for the All-University Award.

Award information
$1,000 award for each All-University Graduate Teaching Assistant Award recipient.

The All-University GTA Award winners are chosen from among the Department/School GTA Award recipients. One All-University GTA Award is given in each of the following areas: (1) Arts and Humanities; (2) Social Sciences; (3) Sciences, Nursing, Engineering and Math. The School of Medicine selects a Resident Teaching Award winner using a similar process.

Nomination Process
Please follow the format requirements found on this link:
View Dossier Requirements and Format
View Strategies for Nominating a GTA

View Award Winners