The Julian Robertson Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes teachers who have demonstrated instructional excellence, exceptional leadership, and meaningful impact in their classrooms and school communities.

Any current, full-time classroom teacher in a New York City public school, charter school, or city-funded early childhood education program is eligible for consideration. Teachers do not need to be residents of New York City. School administrators are not eligible, and teachers in private or independent schools are not eligible. Nominations may be submitted in any language.

To nominate a teacher for the Award, fill out the form below.

If you are a teacher and wish to nominate yourself for the Award, click here to create an account and complete your submission.

Please note: when you click the link to apply as a teacher, you may land on a page stating that the Award does not accept anonymous submissions and prompting you to "log out." Once you log out, you can register if you haven't applied before, or log in with an existing account, in order to access the submission form.

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2026 - 2027 Nominations (Julian Robertson Award for Excellence in Teaching)