Teaching Excellence Award (STEM) 2026
13 February 2026 - 31 March 2026
Region(s): Nationwide
Type(s): competitions
Get your nomination in now for the 2026 teaching excellence award for exemplary and innovative teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Award details
Discipline: the science, technology, mathematics, pūtaiao, hangarau or pāngarau learning areas of the New Zealand curriculum.
Award offered: Yearly, (starting in 2026)
Prize: Certificate, to be awarded at the Society’s Research Honours Aotearoa event.
Awarded to a teacher for exemplary and innovative teaching in the science, technology, mathematics, pūtaiao, hangarau or pāngarau learning areas of the New Zealand curriculum.
Current status
The 2026 round for nominations is now open. The closing date for nominations is 31 March 2026.
To make a nomination, please contact academy@royalsociety.org.nz and a URL will be sent to you to access the nomination web portal.
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How to nominate
About the Teaching Excellence Award (STEM)
Teaching Excellence Award (STEM) recipients
Royal Society Te Apārangi
Royal Society Te Apārangi is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that supports New Zealanders to explore, discover and share knowledge.
This is one of the Research Honours Aotearoa 2026 from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
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