Eligibility Requirements (BIPOC TA)

Please attentively examine the eligibility and ineligibility requirements before submitting an application.

TA is eligible if:

• They self-identify as a member of a Black, Indigenous and/or racialized community.
• They receive 2 or more student nominations.
• They receive 1 or more faculty nominations.
• They have at least 100 hours of TA experience at the University of Toronto prior to the current academic year.
• They have held a TA appointment during the current academic year (May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024) in an undergraduate course.
• They have been a member of CUPE 3902, Units 1, 2, or 4 and enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies.

TA is ineligible if:

• They don’t self-identify as members of a Black, Indigenous and/or racialized community.
• They were a previous winner of a TATP Teaching Excellence Award. (Those who have previously been shortlisted can reapply).
• They are a TA holding their first TA appointment at the University of Toronto in the current academic year.
• They have taught for less than 100 hours as a TA at the University of Toronto prior to the current academic year.
• They have only taught graduate students or have held exclusively administrative positions.