Do you have a colleague who inspires you to be your best, or know a staff member who helps shape the future of teaching, research, or work at UBC?
To recognize and celebrate those who demonstrate outstanding achievement and excellence within the UBC community, we invite students, faculty and staff to nominate staff for the 2026 President’s Service Award for Excellence and the President’s Staff Awards.
President’s Service Awards for Excellence
The President’s Service Awards for Excellence are the premier staff award at UBC, and honour staff with sustained exceptional contribution. All staff with five or more years of continuous service are eligible for this award. Up to five recipients receive a medal and $5,000 each.
President’s Staff Awards
The President’s Staff Awards for UBC Vancouver staff honour exceptional contributions in specific areas that are important to UBC. All staff at UBC Vancouver with two or more years of continuous service, and who are actively employed by UBC at the time of the award presentation, are eligible.
Four award categories are open for the nomination of individuals. The category of Collaborative Excellence is open for the nomination of groups of up to twelve staff. Up to 10 recipients/groups are selected (two per category) and recipients receive $2,000 each. The prize is split for recipients in the Collaborative Excellence category.
The five categories of the President’s Staff Awards include:
Leadership
Emerging Leadership
Nurturing a Strong and Vibrant UBC Community
Discover and Innovate for Impact
Collaborative Excellence (open for groups of up to twelve staff)
Detailed award criteria is available in the nomination package on the UBC Focus on People website. The nomination deadline is 4 pm on Friday, April 10.
Visit the UBC Focus on People website to read past recipient profiles and their contributions to making UBC a great place to work, learn, and research.
Questions? Contact workplace.recognition@ubc.ca.
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