Purpose
To recognize meritorious activity in the area of Global Engagement through teaching, educational research, and/or administration.

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Eligibility
Applicants must hold a current Membership in NACTA at time of application. Applicants who are
not paid NACTA members by close of award applications will be ineligible to receive the award
and will not have their applications reviewed.

Early Career Award:  Nominee must be a current member of NACTA with meritorious activities directly related to Global Engagement internationally and/or domestically within the first 7 years of academic service.

Distinguished Career Award:  Nominee must be a current or retired NACTA member and have
a minimum of 10 years of service to higher education with meritorious activities directly related
to Global Engagement internationally and/or domestically.

Award recipients are expected to attend the NACTA Conference in order to receive their award.
There is no funding for travel associated with this award.

Criteria for Applications
Application materials should be compiled and submitted by a supporting faculty mentor or University designee. The packet should be typed, single spaced as appropriate. Please utilize the template provided:

Special Instructions
Awardees are expected to be present at the NACTA Annual Conference to receive their award. A consent of nomination implies that the nominee has an intention and, if selected for an award, will attend the conference.

Submission Information
For each nominee, upload one single PDF file that includes all nomination materials (all documents, letters of support, teaching evaluations and other relevant documents) on the electronic submission form by 11:59 PM on January 15.

We will only accept one PDF file for each nomination and will not combine your materials into one file if you upload multiple files for each nominee. Evaluations of all nominees will be conducted electronically by previous NACTA recipient members.

Supplemental materials will be submitted separately from the nomination packet.

Recognition
Recipient(s) will be recognized at the Annual NACTA Conference.

Deadline for Submission
All nomination materials must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on January 15. If you have questions or difficulties with submitting your nomination, please reach out to us via  support@nactateachers.org.