The 2026 Educator Innovation Award recognizes teaching faculty who make learning clearer, more engaging, and more effective using JoVE.
Your approach could inspire educators around the world to adopt new ways to improve learning.
Submission Focus
Tell us how you’ve used JoVE to:
- Make complex concepts easier to understand
- Improve student performance, preparedness, confidence, and/or engagement
- Connect theory to real-world applications and improve lab readiness
- Support pre-class learning, formative assessment, or other teaching approaches
- Develop a teaching approach others can adapt or scale
Award Timeline
July 31st
2026
Submissions open
Oct 31st
2026
Submissions close
Dec 4th
2026
Winners announced
Application Requirements
Teaching faculty from universities and colleges worldwide are invited to apply.
Please include:
- A short biography
- A narrative of up to 1,000 words describing your teaching approach, how you used JoVE, and the effects on learning outcomes and engagement
- Supporting materials, such as course details, teaching strategies, and student performance or engagement data
Optional:
- A 1-minute video testimonial describing your project, and the impact on teaching and learning using JoVE
Evaluation Criteria
60%
Impact Achieved
Through Use of JoVE
20%
Innovation & Creativity
of JoVE Use
20%
Scalability of the
Teaching Approach
Prizes & Recognition
$10,000
1st Prize
$5,000
2nd Prize
$2,000
3rd Prize
All winners will receive exposure to the global teaching community, spotlight through the JoVE blog and social media, the opportunity to present a webinar, as well as a certificate and digital badge.
Award Committee
Submissions will be reviewed by selected members of the JoVE Faculty Advisory Board, including previous award winners. The review process is designed to give each application careful consideration from educators with experience in innovative teaching.
Hear From Our 2025 Winner
Senior Chemistry Lecturer Dr Yau Hsiung Wong was recognized for developing an effective 5E teaching framework with JoVE videos and quizzes. Across multiple chemistry cohorts, students rated the approach 4.3 / 5 or higher for conceptual understanding, engagement, and motivation to learn.
Share the strategies, results, and impact in student performance you achieved with JoVE.
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