Outstanding ATE Evaluation Awards Nominations
The Outstanding ATE Evaluation Awards celebrate evaluation practices that help projects learn, improve, and make informed decisions. Applications due August 14!
SUBMIT NOMINATION
About the Outstanding ATE Evaluation Awards
Celebrating outstanding evaluation practice across the ATE community
Evaluation excellence looks different across projects and contexts. While one evaluation will receive the Outstanding ATE Evaluation Award, additional evaluations may be recognized through Distinctions in Practice that highlight exceptional approaches, contributions, and lessons learned.
The awards are designed to celebrate not only strong evaluation products, but also the ways evaluation supports learning, decision-making, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We encourage submissions that demonstrate how evaluation helped a project understand its progress, respond to findings, strengthen practices, or create meaningful change.
Quick Facts
Nominations are due August 14
Approximately 30-minute application
Honorees will be recognized across EvaluATE platforms and events
New This Year
In addition to the Outstanding ATE Evaluation Award, judges may recognize evaluations that demonstrate excellence in specific areas of evaluation practice. Examples of potential distinctions include:
- Use of Evaluation for Improvement
Recognizing evaluations that meaningfully informed project decisions, adaptations, or improvements. - Data Visualization
Recognizing creative and effective approaches to communicating evaluation data and findings. - Evaluation Under Resource Constraints
Recognizing approaches to conducting useful evaluation within real-world limitations.
Who Can Apply
Evaluations of all project types funded by the NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program are eligible to apply for the Outstanding ATE Evaluation Award, including:
- Small and new to ATE projects
- ATE centers
- Other ATE-funded project types
Eligible evaluations must meet the following criteria:
- The evaluation must reflect at least two full years of the project’s operations.
- The evaluated project must not be more than two years past its grant expiration date.
All ATE projects are eligible, including those with personnel or evaluators currently or previously affiliated with EvaluATE. Award recipients will be selected by judges external to EvaluATE.
Next Steps
Share your evaluation story
Do you have an evaluation that helped your project learn, adapt, or improve? We encourage you to nominate your work for the 2026 Outstanding ATE Evaluation Awards.
Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. Evaluators, project staff, and ATE project members may submit an evaluation for consideration.
The streamlined application takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and focuses on the impact and use of your evaluation rather than requiring extensive supplementary materials.
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