| Award | Scope | Deadline | More Info |
| Academic Librarians’ and Archivists’ Distinguished Service Award | Outstanding service by academic librarians or faculty who have contributed to the advancement of the status and/or working conditions of academic librarians at Canadian universities and colleges. | June 1 Annually | form [1] |
| CAUT Academic Freedom Award | Significant efforts to promote and defend academic freedom in their universities or colleges. | Ongoing | form [2] |
| Dedicated Service Award | Exceptional service to their faculty associations. | Ongoing | form [3] |
| Milner Memorial Award | Distinguished contribution to the cause of academic freedom. | Ongoing | link [4] |
| Excellence in Education Journalism | In-depth and thoughtful coverage of issues related to post-secondary education in Canada. | 06-Feb-16 | form [5] |
| Equity Award | Outstanding commitment to challenging exclusionary behaviours and practices such as racism and homophobia and by so doing have made post-secondary education in Canada more inclusive. | Feb 1 Annually | form [6] |
| Distinguished Academic Award | Who excel in each of the domains of academic life: teaching, research, service to the institution and to the community. | 31-Aug-16 | form [7] |
| Donald C. Savage Award | To honour and to recognize outstanding achievements in the promotion of collective bargaining in Canadian universities. | Feb 1 Annually | form [8] |
| Sarah Shorten Award | Outstanding achievements in the promotion of the advancement of women in Canadian universities. | June 1 Annually | form [9] |
| The Bernice Schrank Award | Outstanding contributions to the enforcement of academic staff workplace rights through grievance/arbitration. | Ongoing | link [10] |
All information obtained from http://www.caut.ca/about-us/awards-scholarships [11], accessed June 1, 2016.