Who is eligible to be nominated for Dean’s Distinction?

Eligible FAS staff members for 2026 Dean’s Distinction are:  

• Benefits-eligible, full-time or part-time staff  
• Non-HUCTW and HUCTW staff
• Hired into an FAS benefits-eligible position on or before 1/1/2025
• Job grade levels:
  • 47 through 60 for Individual Dean's Distinction
  • 47 through 64 for Team Dean's Distinction
• Less than Half Time (LHT) staff and staff hired into an FAS benefits-eligible position after 1/1/2025 may be nominated as a member of a team, but not as an individual

Please note: While previous Dean's Distinction nominees (from any year) are eligible to be nominated again this year, recipients of Individual Dean’s Distinction in 2020-2025 are not eligible, unless they are being nominated for Team Dean's Distinction. Harvard retirees are not eligible.