Faculty of Arts Awards and Celebration of Excellence

The Career Achievement Award recognizes outstanding contributions made over the person’s career in one or more of the following categories: 

• Research/creation
• Teaching and learning,
• Academic leadership and community engagement

For non-academic staff, this award can also be for their exceptional contributions towards innovation/initiative, support, leadership, communication, engagement and support of others.

Eligibility: This award is open to Established Scholars, Non-academic Staff, and Alumni.

• Nominees can be nominated once per year (in any category).
• Nominees are not eligible if they received a Faculty of Arts award in the previous year.
• Nominees must be aware of and involved in the nomination (nominations are not anonymous).
• The nominee’s head/director/manager should be made aware of the nomination, if applicable.
• Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered.

• Nominee must have a distinguished track record of achievements.
• Examples include:
  • contributed to positive and lasting change in their workplace or community
  • spearheaded an initiative that benefited their colleagues and peers
  • their work has contributed greatly to the advancement of their field
  • contributed to the improvement of post-secondary education
  • leadership has had a positive and lasting impact beyond the University
• Describe the impact of the nominee’s achievements and career on the Faculty, their discipline, their department, or the broader community.

Required nomination package components:

• CV/resume: a CV/resume that provides both quantitative and qualitative information about the nominee’s achievements (focusing on achievements most relevant to the award).
• EDIA statement: 250-word statement on how the nominee is advancing the principles of EDIA.
• Alignment with Strategic Plan priority: 500-word statement describing how the nominee’s achievements fit the Strategic Plan theme. 

The Creativity Award recognizes excellence in artistic achievement through exhibitions, publications, presentations, or performances. 

This award recognizes single works or a body of work that has received recognition from peers and/or other audiences. 

Eligibility: This award is open to Established and Emerging Scholars, Non-academic Staff, Student and Alumni.

• Nominees can be nominated once per year (in any category).
• Nominees are not eligible if they received a Faculty of Arts award in the previous year.
• Nominees must be aware of and involved in the nomination (nominations are not anonymous).
• The nominee’s head/director/manager should be made aware of the nomination, if applicable.
• Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered.

•    Describe the artistic achievement and how it has highlighted the nominee’s strengths and abilities as an artist.

Required nomination package components:

• CV/resume: a CV/resume that provides both quantitative and qualitative information about the nominee’s achievements (focusing on achievements most relevant to the award).
• EDIA statement: 250-word statement on how the nominee is advancing the principles of EDIA.
• Alignment with Strategic Plan priority: 500-word statement describing how the nominee’s achievements fit the Strategic Plan theme. 

The Impact Award can be awarded to an individual or a group whose:  

1. creative/scholarly output or teaching has contributed to changes in understanding, attitudes, or values specifically within the discipline or role and beyond; or
2. community-engaged research has led to a change in thinking, behaviours, practices, and policies and has contributed to lasting changes in the lives of communities and/or individuals.
3. recognizes a new idea, method, theory, or finding that has the potential to make a meaningful change in social, cultural, economic, operational or environmental condition of individuals or communities (academic and non-academic).

Eligibility: This award is open to Established and Emerging Scholars, Non-academic Staff, Student and Alumni.

• Nominees can be nominated once per year (in any category).
• Nominees are not eligible if they received a Faculty of Arts award in the previous year.
• Nominees must be aware of and involved in the nomination (nominations are not anonymous).
• The nominee’s head/director/manager should be made aware of the nomination, if applicable.
• Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered.

• Evidence of the sustained impact and influence of nominee’s contributions.
• Demonstrated changes in understanding, attitudes, or values specifically within the discipline or beyond.
• Demonstrate how the new idea, method, theory, finding, or initiative, has the potential to make a meaningful change in the condition of individuals or communities.

Required nomination package components:

• CV/resume: a CV/resume that provides both quantitative and qualitative information about the nominee’s achievements (focusing on achievements most relevant to the award).
• EDIA statement: 250-word statement on how the nominee is advancing the principles of EDIA.
• Alignment with Strategic Plan priority: 500-word statement describing how the nominee’s achievements fit the Strategic Plan theme. 

The Leadership/Mentorship Award recognizes outstanding mentorship of colleagues, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, or community. 

This award may go to an individual or team who has shown outstanding leadership within and/or external to the university and to their discipline or role through the following activities, which can include but are not limited to:

• appointments/elections to positions of influence in the university, national/international associations and/or public focused groups;
• leadership on editorial or advisory boards; expert positions within formal structures (organizations) or informal (communities).

Eligibility: This award is open to Established and Emerging Scholars, Non-academic Staff, Student and Alumni.

• Nominees can be nominated once per year (in any category).
• Nominees are not eligible if they received a Faculty of Arts award in the previous year.
• Nominees must be aware of and involved in the nomination (nominations are not anonymous).
• The nominee’s head/director/manager should be made aware of the nomination, if applicable.
• Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered.

• Proven record of strong mentorship.
• The activities and initiatives that the nominee is involved with led to a significant contribution to the Faculty and/or broader community.

Required nomination package components:

• CV/resume: a CV/resume that provides both quantitative and qualitative information about the nominee’s achievements (focusing on achievements most relevant to the award).
• EDIA statement: 250-word statement on how the nominee is advancing the principles of EDIA.
• Alignment with Strategic Plan priority: 500-word statement describing how the nominee’s achievements fit the Strategic Plan theme.