Timeline & Selection Process
Timeline
| Date specified by respective FTECs | Eligible faculty candidates submit their application and documentation to their respective FTECs via the University Teaching Awards Portal (UTAP) |
| 21 October 2024 (Deadline for FTEC Submission to UTEC) |
FTECs submit selected applicants’ submissions & FTEC reports, where applicable, to UTEC c/o CTLT via the University Teaching Awards Portal (UTAP) |
| November – December 2024 | Evaluation of applicants’ submissions by UTEC Interview of shortlisted OEA applicants by UTEC |
| December 2024 – January 2025 | UTEC deliberates and finalises reports for Office of the Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost |
| February 2025 | Approval of OEA & ATEA/ITEA recommendations by Office of the Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost Approval of OEA recommendations by the President |
| May-Aug 2025 (tentative) | University Awards 2025 |
| May-Sep 2025 (tentative) | Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA/ITEA) Ceremony and Outstanding Educator Award (OEA) Public Lectures 2025 |
Selection Committee
The committees involved in the selection of the Outstanding Educator Award (OEA) and Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) are:
University Teaching Awards Portal (UTAP)
University Teaching Awards Portal (UTAP)
To access UTAP, you must use a device that is enrolled in Workspace ONE. If you have not yet enrolled your devices in Workspace ONE, please refer to Workspace ONE for step-by-step guides to enrol your devices or look for NUS IT Care (itcare@nus.edu.sg) to assist.
UTAP Support
Please contact nusit-utap@groups.nus.edu.sg.
Frequently Asked Questions
Types of Awards
The purpose for the ADEA was to encourage the adoption of technology and to recognize colleagues’ achievements in the effective use of technology in teaching that positively contributes to students’ learning. Following the COVID pandemic, there has been a positive shift in mind-sets towards the use of digital technology and therefore there is no longer a need for a separate digital award. The thoughtful integration of appropriate digital technology in teaching will be included within the ATEA (Annual Teaching Excellence Award) that recognizes NUS colleagues, whether as individuals or teams, for teaching achievements that have positively contributed to students’ learning and a broader culture that values teaching.
Eligibility
The applicant should be a full-time NUS faculty member or an NUS employee with significant teaching role and impact. FTECs (Faculty Teaching Evaluation Committee) should exercise discretion on the eligibility of all applicants.
Quota
Faculty award quotas are a faculty matter and to be decided locally.
Entitlement
The award money will be credited into each team member’s account based on the distribution agreed by the team.
Submission
Applicants are encouraged to integrate evidence in their impact narratives as part of the Teaching Statement. The evidence should be analysed and interpreted in relation to the claims about impact of teaching in the narrative.Raw data that are left unexplained are less helpful and should not be included.
FTEC Matters
Yes. The FTEC will rank their nominees before submission to UTEC. This serves two key evaluative purposes for UTEC: (a) an indication of the level of recognition of nominees as perceived by FTEC; and (b) the need for FTEC evaluative judgments of potential nominees in view of the absence of quota.
