The OSSTF/FEESO Faculty of Education Award, valued at $1,000 annually, shall be awarded to one graduating Intermediate/Senior or Technological Education Teacher Candidate at each English-language publicly assisted Ontario faculty of education who applies for the award and who in the opinion of the OSSTF/FEESO Provincial Executive has shown a clear understanding and empathy for the values of unionism, is attempting to secure a job with a public secondary board, and best exemplifies the criteria below.
Award Recipient Selection Process
- Intermediate/Senior or Technological Studies Teacher Candidates who will be graduating from an eligible faculty of education between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 may apply for the award using the OSSTF/FEESO Faculty of Education Award Application Form (see Related Links) and according to the chart below:
Faculty/Program
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Convocation
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Application Period / Deadline
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Award Administration
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Queen’s Consecutive
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Fall 2020
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June – October 31, 2020
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Fall 2020
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All other faculties
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Fall 2020 or Spring 2021
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January – April 15, 2021
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Spring 2021
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The OSSTF/FEESO Faculty of Education Advisory Work Group will consider all applications received and will recommend to the Provincial Executive one applicant from each eligible faculty of education who best exemplifies the award criteria above to be the Award Recipient from that faculty.
- Once the Provincial Executive has confirmed the award recipients, OSSTF/FEESO will forward the award cheque and letter of congratulations to those recipients and will inform the Deans of the Faculties of Education of the name of the recipient from their respective faculty.