Nominations must be submitted electronically to TeachAward@usda.gov in one PDF document and arrive no later than the deadline specified in the Teaching Awards Nomination Guidelines linked below.
Full or partial submissions after the deadline will not be considered.
Eligibility
Teacher nominees must be employed by a college or university that:
- Confers a baccalaureate or higher degree in at least one area of the food and agricultural sciences (as defined in [link] Teaching Award Definitions and Evaluation Criteria) for which the teacher is nominated
- Has demonstrated a commitment to the food and agricultural sciences
- Attributes a high priority to its education mission
At the time of the application submission due date, a teacher nominee must hold a full-time appointment as an active faculty member and have responsibility for higher education teaching in an area of the food and agricultural sciences.
Review Process
Nominees from each of the four regions will be evaluated first in competition with others from within the same region. Teachers deemed most meritorious in each of the four regions will then be placed in competition for the National Awards.
Early Career Teacher Award category nominees will be evaluated separately from the Regional Award category nominees, using criteria specified for this award. Teaching and Student Engagement (TSE) nominees will be evaluated separately from the Regional, National, and Early Career Teacher awards, using criteria specified for this award.
The review panel reserves the right to make less than the maximum number of awards in each of the three award categories due to insufficient meritorious nominations.
(The Fiscal Year 2025 Nomination Guidelines will be published soon. Check back for updates.)