Call for Applications and Nominations!
Application links -> Faculty/Staff-FELLOW | Graduate Student/Post Docs-FFP (Future Faculty Partner) | Application Checklist
Apply to become a member of the UW-Madison Teaching Academy, or nominate a colleague who has demonstrated excellence in Teaching & Learning at UW-Madison. Notice to Nominators: the Fellow/FFP Application links are for nominees. As a nominator, your role is to encourage you colleague to pursue and complete the Fellow/FFP Application on their own.
The UW-Madison Teaching Academy is seeking applications and nominations for new Fellows [faculty/staff applicants] and new Future Faculty Partners (FFP) [graduate student/post doc applicants]. Nominees should be outstanding faculty, staff, or graduate students actively involved in teaching on this campus who advance teaching and learning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Membership in the Teaching Academy is an honor bestowed on individuals who have demonstrated teaching excellence and are committed to advancing the mission of the Academy.
Application Dates & Deadlines:
- 2018-19 Application Dates – One cycle
- Application open October 3 – December 1, 2018
- Applications reviewed December 2018
- Applicants notified early January 2019
- Accepted applicants inducted ata Members Only event in Spring 2019
- 2019-2020 Application Dates
- Fall Cycle
- Application open July 1 – 31
- Applications reviewed August 2019
- Applicants notified early September 2019
- Accepted applicants inducted at a Members Only event in Fall
- Spring Cycle
- Application open November 1 – 30
- Applications reviewed December 2019
- Applicants notified early January 2020
- Accepted applicants inducted at a Members Only event in Spring 2019
- Fall Cycle
Criteria:
- Please consider self-nominating or nominating colleagues that meet the following criteria:
- Minimum experience at UW-Madison
- Fellows – a minimum of three years of teaching experience in the candidate’s current position
- Future Faculty Partners [FFP] – a minimum of three semesters of teaching experience
- Demonstrated teaching experience
- Demonstrated service or leadership in education at UW-Madison
- A willingness to be an active participant in the Teaching Academy
- Minimum experience at UW-Madison
To Apply:
- View the application checklist below
- Apply using the correct Google Form link (FELLOW or FFP)
- Fellows (Faculty & Staff) – Nomination of a colleague or self-nominations accepted. Previously created packets for campus-wide teaching awards may be used to apply.
- Future Faculty Partners [FFP] (Graduate students & Post Docs) – Students graduating in the coming year will not be considered for membership.
Application Checklist: Submit your materials as one combined PDF with supporting documents in the order listed below. The committee reserves the right to request further information
- Personal statement – Include your teaching experience, evidence of teaching excellence, and your teaching philosophy
- Abbreviated CV (two pages maximum) that highlights teaching and learning activities
- A nomination letter or self-nomination letter
- Two student letters of support