FCMEA Award Application Portal
The links below lead to the application forms for the Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Research, Scholarship, or Creative Activity awards.
Excellence in Teaching
Deadline: September 18, 2026
Excellence in Teaching Award Evaluation Criteria
The FCMEA Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes distinguished teaching and contributions to collegiate music education in Florida. Consistent with the purposes of FCMEA, applications will be evaluated in four areas:
Excellence in Collegiate Teaching — evidence of effective teaching and meaningful student learning, growth, mentorship, and development.
Program Improvement and Advancement — contributions that strengthen the candidate's music program, curriculum, students, or institution.
Professional Growth and Collegiate Community — continued development as an educator and contributions to collaboration, communication, mentorship, or the broader collegiate music community.
Overall Distinction and Impact — the significance and quality of the candidate's teaching accomplishments considered as a whole.
FCMEA recognizes that excellent collegiate music teaching occurs in institutions with differing missions, resources, student populations, and faculty responsibilities.
The application requires two separate PDF files:
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A chronological listing of teaching accomplishments (2-page maximum)
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A narrative describing what makes your accomplishments distinguished (2-page maximum)
Excellence in Research or Creative Activity
Deadline: September 18, 2026
The application requires two separate PDF files:
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A chronological listing of research or creative accomplishments (2-page maximum)
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A narrative describing what makes your accomplishments distinguished (2-page maximum)
Excellence in Research or Creative Activity Award Evaluation Criteria
The FCMEA Excellence in Research, Scholarship, or Creative Activity Award recognizes distinguished scholarly and creative achievement by collegiate music faculty in Florida. Consistent with the purposes of FCMEA, applications will be evaluated in four areas:
Excellence in Research, Scholarship, or Creative Activity — evidence of substantive and accomplished scholarly, research, or creative work appropriate to the candidate's discipline or field.
Contribution to the Discipline or Creative Field — contributions that advance knowledge, artistic practice, pedagogy, performance, or understanding within music or related fields.
Professional Growth and Collegiate Community — continued development as a scholar or artist and contributions to the professional, scholarly, creative, or collegiate music community.
Overall Distinction and Impact — the significance, quality, and impact of the candidate's research, scholarship, or creative accomplishments considered as a whole.
FCMEA recognizes that distinguished research, scholarship, and creative activity take many forms and occur in institutions with differing missions, resources, expectations, and faculty responsibilities.