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Faculty Awards

2024 Faculty Rewards

Awards are presented each year to a select group of California State University, Northridge faculty members in recognition of service, Emeritus status, and outstanding achievement in a variety of areas.

In addition to Emeritus status and service, the faculty awards honor:

Outstanding Faculty Award - Up to (2) awards, $2000 each
Distinguished Teaching, Counseling, or Librarianship Award - Up to (3) awards, $1,500 each
Preeminent Scholarly Publication(s) Award - $1,500
Exceptional Creative Accomplishment(s) Award - $1,500
Extraordinary Service Award- $1,500
Visionary Community Based Service Learning Award - $1,500
Highly Influential and Sustained Innovation Award- $1,700
High-Impact Innovation Award- $1,500

The awards are generously supported by the CSUN President and Provost, the Office of Faculty Affairs, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the University Foundation, the Office of Community Engagement and the Tseng College. In general, all CSUN faculty (tenure/tenure-track and lecturer faculty) are eligible. Nominations may come from any interested person or organization – students or student organizations, fellow faculty, administrators, staff, relatives, friends, alumni and we welcome self-nominations. Specific guidelines govern each award. You can find the eligibility requirements, award criteria, and nominating procedure for each award by following the appropriate link.

Nomination Form


*If you are nominating someone other than yourself, please make sure that the nominee accepts the nomination before submitting this form.

  • Deadline for receipt of nomination form: February 16, 2024
  • Deadline for receipt of supporting materials: March 15, 2024 (Instructions for submitting supporting material will be given to each nominee)
  • Questions? E-mail: Senate Office or Phone: (818) 677-3263.

Nomination Form

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