Crop Science Teaching Award Grant

Crop Science Teaching Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
Amount: US $2,000
Last Updated: February 04, 2026

Summary

The Crop Science Teaching Award recognizes outstanding classroom teaching in crop science at both undergraduate and graduate levels. This award emphasizes innovative teaching methods, effective student engagement, and the successful outcomes of graduates. Eligibility requires ASA, CSSA, or SSSA membership for nominators, while nominees must be living at nomination. Teams can qualify if at least one member is from CSSA. This award fosters excellence in crop science education.

Overview

Crop Science Teaching Award The focus of this award is on traits that characterize excellence in resident classroom teaching of crop science at the undergraduate and graduate level. Evaluation: Classroom skills as evidenced by peer and student evaluations. Innovative or unique approaches to encourage learning by students. Performance by graduates in areas related to the teaching activities of the nominee. Student-teacher interactions as evidenced by student and peer evaluations and by motivation and maturation of students. Recognition of accomplishments as a classroom teacher evidenced by department, college, university, or other professional groups awards.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Nominators are required to be ASA, CSSA, and/or SSSA members.Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.Teams are eligible if the following qualifications are met: At least one member of the team is required to be a member of CSSA.Where other disciplines are represented, the ASA, CSSA, SSSA member(s) will be a major contributor (50 percent or more) to the team effort. Only publications where all team members are authors or honors and awards received by the team will be listed. Individual efforts are to be omitted. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Nominators are required to be ASA, CSSA, and/or SSSA members. - Nominees are required to be ASA, CSSA, and/or SSSA members.

Ineligibility

Members of this CSSA Awards Committee and the CSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominator for this award.Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.