OCUFA Awards of Distinction 2025-2026 Submissions Now Open

OCUFA is now accepting nominations and applications for the 2025-2026 Annual Awards of Distinction.

The awards celebrate and honour members of the university community who exemplify the best in teaching, librarianship, scholarship, service and collective bargaining at Ontario universities; and journalism on Canadian postsecondary education.

Nomination and application deadline is March 6, 2026.

Winners will be announced in the summer and invited to an awards event in October 2026.

The following awards are open for nominations:
Nominate someone for the Equity and Social Justice Award
Nominate someone for the OCUFA Service Award
Nominate someone for the Lorimer Collective Bargaining Award
Nominate someone for a Teaching and Academic Librarianship Award

The following fellowships are open for applications:
Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowships (Master’s and Doctoral)
Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism

At OCUFA, we believe it is important to recognize the exceptional people whose work improves the lives of faculty, students, and everyone on campus. We encourage you to nominate colleagues in your faculty association who you believe deserve to be honoured, and encourage you to share the calls for applications for our fellowships widely.

Read more about the purpose and guidelines for the OCUFA Awards of Distinction and past winners.

Please email us if you have any questions, at communications@ocufa.on.ca