Faculty of Health Teaching Assistant Award

Award type: 
Scholarships
Award description: 

Up to one Faculty of Health Teaching Assistant Award valued at $500 will be offered in each of the School of Public Health Sciences, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, and Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies per term.

Value: 
$500
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • Any current graduate student in the Faculty of Health who serves, or has served, as a teaching assistant (TA) within the current academic year is eligible.
  • Nominations may come from instructors, students, and other teaching assistants. Simply fill out the brief nomination form to tell us why they were such a terrific teaching assistant. Please provide specific examples that illustrate the candidate's exceptional teaching quality.
  • Examples:
    • How did they demonstrate a strong commitment to the overall learning, academic, and personal growth of students?
    • How did they exhibit clear communication skills during tutorials, labs, and/or office hours?
    • How did they demonstrate intellectual rigour, enthusiasm, and integrity?
    • How they positively influence students?
    • How did they demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of students?
    • How did they contribute to high-quality teaching and student learning (e.g., through tutorials, guest lectures, or in one-on-one meetings with students)?
  • If you have any questions before nominating a candidate you can contact an Faculty of Health Teaching Fellow.
  • Nominations are accepted throughout the year, with specific calls for nominations going out via email early in December, April and August.
  • The current Faculty of Health Teaching Fellows team will select the winners. In the event that a teaching fellow has submitted a nomination for their own teaching assistant, they shall recuse themselves from the process and will be replaced by the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, or a suitable alternate.
Level: 
Masters, Doctoral
Program:
Health→Health Studies/Gerontology, Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Public Health Sciences, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Citizenship: 
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Application required
Additional instructions: 

Nominators should visit the Faculty of Health's Teaching Assistant Award web page for further details, including the nomination form.

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