Call for applications
Teaching Excellence Awards
Call for applications
Teaching Excellence Awards
Applications are now invited for awards under the Teaching Excellence Award Scheme 2026.
The Scheme aims to reward and promote excellence in teaching at the University. Under the Scheme, there are four categories of awards, viz. University Distinguished Teaching Award (UDTA), Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA), Early Career Teaching Award (ECTA) and Teaching Innovation Award (TIA). In addition to individual awards, both OTA and TIA comprise team awards to recognise and encourage collaborative effort and achievement in enhancing teaching and learning. The Faculties are invited to encourage their teachers with outstanding contributions to teaching and learning to apply for these awards. Please refer to the circular (document 22/526) for details.
TALIC has developed a dedicated website (https://www.tea.talic.hku.hk) to provide useful resources for applicants. Applicants may contact their TALIC Faculty liaison academics for advice on the preparation of the submission.
Applications should be submitted online (https://teas.hku.hk), with endorsement, on or before October 9, 2026.
The Teaching Excellence Awards aim to promote and reward good teaching at the University. With four categories covering leadership, early career achievement, teaching practice, and innovation, the Awards recognise the teaching contributions of colleagues from different experience level and focus. OTA and TIA also include both an individual and group category to encourage collaborations in teaching and learning.
Awardees of this prestigious award also receive monetary prize for teaching development, and will be invited to contribute to share their experience, contribute in the University’s teaching and learning initiatives, and participate in our undergraduate curriculum implementation.
- TEAS 2021 call circular (document 290/421)
- Appendix A – Examples of Practices Associated with, and Sources of Evidence for, Excellent Teaching
- Appendix B (i) – Nomination Form for an individual for UDTA, OTA, TIA and ECTA (document 291/421)
- Appendix B (ii) – Nomination Form for a teaching team for OTA or TIA (document 292/421)
- Appendix C – Preparing a Teaching Portfolio
- Annex I to Appendix C – Reporting template for a summary of SETL scores