Rewarding Excellence

In the Faculty of Education, we value high quality teaching. To encourage innovation and the scholarship of teaching, we established an annual Faculty Teaching Award Scheme in 2009.

The 2011 awards (PDF, 427KB) are for:

1. Teaching Excellence Award: Full Time Academic [ Nomination Form (PDF, 88KB) | (Word Doc, 203KB)]
2. Teaching Excellence Award: Sessional Academic [Nomination Form (PDF, 88KB) | (Word Doc, 203KB)]
3. Teaching Excellence Award: Early Career Academic [Nomination Form (PDF, 88KB) | (Word Doc, 203KB)]
4. Teaching Excellence Award: Teaching Team [Nomination Form PDF, 42KB) | Word Doc, 51KB)]
5. Supporting/Enhancing Learning Award: Professional [Nomination Form (PDF, 58KB) | (Word Doc, 51KB)]
6. Scholarship of Teaching Award [Nomination Form (PDF, 80KB) | (Word Doc, 49KB)]

Application deadlines may be found on the relevant link above. Awards will be announced at the Faculty Retreat in November.

We also encourage Faculty to apply for Grants and Excellence reward and development schemes which are available within QUT, nationally and internationally. Some useful links to key opportunities can be found at:

• QUT Vice Chancellor’s Performance Fund
• *Australian Learning and Teaching Council (a variety of schemes are conducted by ALTC, applications from QUT are assisted via QUT's Awards and Grants Service) *NOTE: ALTC will be replaced by DEEWR, and updates will be provided as they become available.
• Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Fellowship Scheme
  Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) Grants and Awards (Teacher Educator of the Year, and other Program Development Grants)