#  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.



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Dean's Distinction ](/faqs/deans-distinction)
- [ Dean's Distinction ](/faq-categories/deans-distinction)