Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA)

The nomination period for the 2025-26 DTA is now closed. Finalist materials are due by Jan 12. Letters of support due by Feb 5. 

 

The Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) honors exemplary teaching at UMass Amherst. Award recipients receive a monetary prize, and their names are inscribed on the DTA memorial wall in the Integrative Learning Center. Faculty recipients are awarded $3,500, and graduate students are awarded $2,000.

The review committees comprised of past DTA winners (faculty and graduate teaching assistants) review nominations in a two-step process prior to selecting five faculty (three tenure-track and two non-tenure-track) and two graduate teaching assistant awardees.

 

Eligibility

Tenure-track faculty, non-tenure-track faculty, and graduate teaching assistants are eligible for this highly-competitive award. Graduate and undergraduate students may nominate any instructor they have previously taken a course with or an instructor with whom they are currently enrolled in a course. Faculty may submit nominations for graduate teaching assistants.

 

Finalist Material Submission

Finalist materials are due by Jan 12. Letters of support due by Feb 5. (Note: you must be logged in to your UMass Google Account to submit finalist materials) 

Submit finalist materials   Submit a letter of support

Frequently Asked Questions

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Previous DTA winners

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