Award recipients will receive an engraved tray and a monetary honorarium. Honorable mentions will receive letters of commendation. The Graduate Student Teaching Award is intended to recognize excellence in teaching in a variety of settings. Eligibility All Carnegie Mellon graduate students who have demonstrated substantial effectiveness in teaching are eligible for nomination. Students who have been nominated or received honorable mentions in the past are welcome to be nominated again.
Previous winners are ineligible for nomination.
The Provost is responsible for the administration of the nomination and selection process, including calling for proposals and convening the Committee. Nomination Nominations may be submitted by any member of the Carnegie Mellon community and should describe the qualities and activities of the nominee that make him or her an excellent candidate for the award. Nominations must be received by the Committee on or before the first Monday of March to be considered in that academic year. The nominators should submit 12 copies of the nomination package to Michelle Pierson, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Warner 425. The committee may choose to include honorable mentions from the previous year's candidates for consideration in the current year's set of nominations.