Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award
Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award supports anatomy educators by honoring distinguished teaching across medical, dental, graduate, and undergraduate education and helping the recipient attend an anatomy meeting.
Funder: American Association for Anatomy
Due Dates: October 19, 2026 (Nomination) | November 9, 2026 (Additional materials)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,000 in travel reimbursement, plus complimentary 2027 meeting registration
Summary: AAA recognizes distinguished teaching of human anatomy across medical, dental, graduate, and undergraduate education.
Key Information: Nominators must be AAA members; nominees must be current AAA members and full-time or emeritus faculty at accredited colleges or universities.
Description
The Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award is the American Association for Anatomy’s highest education award for teaching human anatomy. It recognizes achievement across the anatomical sciences, including gross anatomy, embryology, histology, and neuroanatomy, at the medical or dental, graduate, or undergraduate level.
This is an honor for an educator’s contribution, not funding for a research project. The recipient receives a plaque at the closing awards ceremony of the 2027 Anatomy Connected Meeting, along with support to attend the meeting.
