# Student Awards
**Source**: https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/gss/awards/gsta/
**Parent**: https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/gss/awards/
- [Graduate Student Support](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/gss/)
- [Student Awards](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/gss/awards/)
- [Graduate Student Teaching Awards](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/gss/awards/gsta/)
# Student Awards
- [Graduate Student Teaching Awards](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/gss/awards/gsta/)
- [GSTA Winners 2023-2024](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/gss/awards/gsta/gsta-2023-2024/)
- [GSTA Winners 2024-2025](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/gss/awards/gsta/gsta-2024-2025/)
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## Graduate Student Teaching Awards
##### Description
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) make a major, impactful contribution to teaching and learning at the University of Florida. Each academic year, the UF Graduate School recognizes the most industrious and innovative among them with the **Graduate Student Teaching Awards (GSTA)** to applaud their work as instructors in classrooms and laboratories across campus. The two highest GSTA winners receive the **Calvin A. VanderWerf Award.**
##### Application & Instructions
The **Spring 2026** application cycle for this award is now open.
Nomination instructions and guidelines can be found here:
- [GSTA Nominee Packet Instructions](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/media/gradufledu/pdf/gsta-nom.pdf)
- [GSTA Nominee Teaching Statement Guidelines](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/media/gradufledu/pdf/gsta-nom-ts.pdf)
This year’s nominations will be submitted through Qualtrics at this link:
- [GSTA Nomination Qualtrics Portal](https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ZWQl0h0Joghfr8)
The deadline for **Spring 2026** nomination submissions is **11:59 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2026.**
##### Questions?
- Email **Dr. Jim Gillespie** at [james.gillespie@ufl.edu](mailto:james.gillespie@ufl.edu).