Professional Development

Undergraduate Academic Advising Recognition Program Guidelines

馃棑锔 Application deadline: October 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

STATEMENT OF GOALS

Exemplary academic advising positively impacts the success of undergraduate students. The goal of the Undergraduate Academic Advising Recognition program is to acknowledge and encourage the excellence, leadership, and effectiveness of professional academic advisors for their undergraduate student success contributions at the University of South 91社区 (USF). We recognize the university鈥檚 best and brightest with appreciation as valuable and essential contributors to USF鈥檚 success. 

AVAILABLE UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING AWARDS

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award: A maximum of four (4) awardees will receive a $2,250 award (less normal payroll taxes).
  • New Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award: A maximum of four (4) awardees will receive a $1,500 award (less normal payroll taxes).

General guidelines

  1. Previous recipients of the Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award, the Provost's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising, or the Advising Leadership Award may apply for the Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award three years after receiving their most recent award.
  2. New Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award winners may not reapply for the award, but can apply for the Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor award upon meeting criterion.

DESIGN OF APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

Please upload your application as a single PDF file (maximum size 100 MB). Materials can include hyperlinks to web-based materials as well as photographs or screenshots as part of the application鈥檚 documentation.

Application cover sheets hyperlinked below:

TIMELINE FOR SUBMISSION AND AWARDING PROCESS:

Applications must be submitted online using the application link below. Applicants are encouraged to review the award rubrics before applying. The application deadline is October 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM. For questions, please contact Madeleine Hershberger, Provost鈥檚 Office at mhershberger@usf.edu.

All packets will be reviewed by the Council on Academic Advising Executive Committee, with representation from each of the academic colleges and from across the university.

The committee will make recommendations for awards to the Provost's designee during the fall semester. Notifications of the winners will be sent via email from the Office of the Provost during the fall semester; regrets will be sent by email at the same time.