2025-26 UGA Faculty Awards

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and the Office of Research encourage nominations of outstanding faculty for the following 2025-26 internal faculty awards. Full information on the nomination criteria and procedures for each award can be found on our Faculty Awards webpage.

The dates below reflect the date due to UGA—our College deadline is earlier. Please review our webpage for College due dates.

• Regents’ Professorships: Monday, Sept. 8 (note early deadline)
• The University of Georgia Award for Excellence in Teaching: Thursday, Oct. 30
• Richard B. Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Thursday, Oct. 30
• Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorships: Thursday, Oct. 30
• University Professorships: Thursday, Oct. 30
• Early Career Scholar Awards: Saturday, Nov. 1
• Creative Research Medals: Saturday, Nov. 1
• Creative Research Awards: Saturday, Nov. 1
• Distinguished Research Professorships: Saturday, Nov. 1
• Team Impact Award: Saturday, Nov. 1
• Non-Tenure Track Faculty Research Excellence Award: Saturday, Nov. 1
• Research Communications Award: Saturday, Nov. 1
• Regents’ Entrepreneur Designation: Saturday, Nov. 1