Awards

Our Faculty Learning Community is compiling a listing of awards and recognitions at the university and school/college level that non-tenure-track faculty may be eligible for. Check in to see progress, or let us know if you have recognitions that should be added. 

NTT Faculty Only:

• In 2022, the Office of Research announced the creation of the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Research Excellence Award, recognizing "exceptional research productivity and commitment to excellence by a non-tenure track faculty member." Faculty in any full-time, non-tenure track faculty role at UGA for at least three years are eligible for this $2,000 award. See full details here and past recipients here.  Congratulations to the inaugural (2023) recipients: Clinical Professor Earl Cooper; Senior Lecturer Robert L. Foster; Senior Research Scientists Parastoo Azadi and Dehai Zhao!

• In July 2021, UGA unveiled its first award specifically for non-tenure-track faculty -- the University of Georgia Award for Excellence in Teaching, carrying a $7,500 cash award. This award is primarily oriented towards lecturer-track faculty, as eligibility entails at least a 75% allocation to teaching and ten or more years of experience in a non-tenure-track role. See full details and past recipients here. Congratulations to the inaugural (2022) recipients: Senior Lecturers Melissa Landers-Potts and Mark Huber!

NTT & TT Faculty:

• The Office of Research's competitive internal awards  can be found here.

  • Research Communications Award: announced Fall 2022; past recipients here. Congratulations to the inaugural (2023) recipient, Assistant Research Scientist Andrew K. Davis!

• The Office of the Provost's teaching awards can be found here.

Check out our News & Events page for other announcements!

Scroll through the slides below to view some of the awards given to NTT faculty in 2025 and 2024