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• Established TFA members (mid to late career) are eligible to be nominated for this award. Please note that retired members, professors emeriti and adjunct professors are not eligible.
• Faculty who receive this award may not receive the same award again.
• Award recipients shall present to the university community a seminar in which they discuss the scholarly, research or creative work for which they are receiving the award.

Candidates are nominated by two colleagues, a 鈥楴ominator鈥� and a 鈥楽econder鈥�. The Nominator is required to supply the information and documents as outlined below under Nomination Process and Nomination Package. A Seconder for each nomination is also required and may assist the Nominator in preparing the nomination package. The seconder is not required to submit any additional documentation. 

Please note:

• Either the Nominator or the Seconder must be external to the nominee鈥檚 home department or school.
• There is no option at any point in the nomination and review process to change the nominee鈥檚 award category.
• Nominators and Seconders must be TFA faculty members. Nominations from staff members or students will not be accepted.

Distinguished achievement for the award is adjudicated based on the following criteria, with primary emphasis placed on the nominee's Scholarly, Research, and Creative (SRC) contributions:

• Significant SRC Activity: The nominee must demonstrate either a notable, cumulative contribution, or a highly insightful and formative body of work (including discovery, application, interpretation, or creative/artistic work).
• Disciplinary or Societal Impact: The work must have produced significant outcomes that either fundamentally changed the nominee's field/discipline or resulted in substantial societal impact.
• External Recognition: The nominee鈥檚 excellence should be validated by significant external recognition, such as election to professional societies or major national/international awards (e.g., Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada or the Molson Prize).

While SRC impact is the primary focus, the adjudication process also considers the nominee鈥檚 contributions to training and advancing the research careers of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, and technical staff, relative to the standards of their field.

1. Obtain the nominee鈥檚 consent to be nominated.
2. Complete the nomination package as described below.
3. Submit the nomination package via the Online Nomination Portal on the Recognition website.
4. The nominee will receive a confirmation email with a link to provide online consent. This step must be completed before the submission deadline.
5. Nominations submitted past the deadline (including the nominee鈥檚 consent) will not be accepted by the Review Committee.

The nomination package must include:

• Citation (100 word maximum) highlighting in brief how the nominee meets the criteria for this award, including any notable achievements. This text will be used in the creation of related university communication should the nominee be selected.
• Supporting Statement (three page maximum) that explicitly describes how the nominee meets the award criteria.
• Summary (two page maximum) of the nominee鈥檚 overall SRC excellence and strengths. Please also include a brief note about norms for the field, as these can vary across disciplines.
• The supporting statement and summary should be written in language that can be understood by non-experts.
• The nominator has the option to provide up to a maximum of five supporting materials including, if appropriate, external appraisals of the nominee鈥檚 work and/or up to two significant publications. A publication  is defined as a full-length article or book chapter (no page limit), either of which counts as one document. Non-publication supporting materials may not exceed ten pages in total.
• Nominees will be prompted by email to submit their CV after the initial nomination submission. Nominees will be asked to provide an updated abbreviated CV in CCV or OCGS format (other CV formats will not be accepted), highlighting in yellow the relevant key contributions related to the nomination. The service component may be removed from the abbreviated CV.

The award recipient(s) shall be recommended to the VPRI by the OVPRI Prizes and Awards Committee. Members of the Committee who are nominated or who are acting as a nominator must recuse themselves from all discussion related to the selection process for this award. The Committee may recommend not to present an award in a particular academic year.

Nomination deadline: November 10, 2026 at noon
Recipient notified by: December 21, 2026
Award presentations: Celebration of Excellence; Toronto Met Awards Gala