The Elkana Center strives to promote the visibility and effectiveness of teaching. Several prizes recognize great teaching, while grants provide incentivizes and financial support for teaching development. Please find below a short overview of prizes and funding opportunities:
- CEU Teaching Development Grants financially support CEU faculty and teaching staff carry out innovative projects that advance their own development as a teacher and improve student learning. Funding competitions take place twice per year.
- The CEU Teaching Excellence Award recognizes outstanding CEU faculty. A call for nominations (from students) is released by the Rector's Office each spring.
- The Ars Docendi State Prize is awarded by the Austrian Ministry of Education to outstanding faculty in recognition of an innovative course or teaching-related project that has already taken place. CEU faculty are encouraged to apply.
- The European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities recognizes outstanding educators in the European Higher Education Area. CEU employees are not eligible to apply.