Certificate in University Teaching Award

The Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) Award is given annually to a graduate student who shows a strong commitment to their development as a university teacher and demonstrates the highest achievement on completion of the CUT program. Jointly administered by the Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and the Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA), this award serves to acknowledge the importance of teaching development efforts by Waterloo’s graduate students. The CUT Award is open to all graduate students who have completed the Certificate in University Teaching Program. As the winner is determined internally, no application is required and self-nominations are not accepted.  Selection is made jointly by CTE and GSPA and the winner is announced in April. The Award consists of a cash award. Funding for the CUT award is provided by GSPA.

Selection criteria

The following criteria are used to select the recipient of the CUT award:

• evidence of continuous improvement and growth as a university teacher during participation in the program (e.g., incorporating feedback received during first teaching observation into the second teaching observation)
• evidence of reflectiveness on teaching practice (e.g. thoughtful teaching dossier supported by relevant evidence)
• a clear commitment to development as a university teacher and interest in continuing to pursue further teaching development opportunities

Past CUT Award Recipients