Nominate a student
Information for those wishing to nominate a student, or provide secondary letters of support to a nominee
Information for nominators
To nominate a student, you will need to submit a nomination package. This includes:
- Obtaining the consent of the student whose name you are putting forward
- Completing a rationale for the nomination
- Submitting a primary letter of support, and
- Coordinating the submission of two more secondary supporting letters. Letters of support (primary and secondary) should not exceed two pages in length.
The nomination package is submitted through the online nomination form, which includes a place to upload the primary letter of support. The letter writers of the secondary supporting letters can directly submit their letters online using the same online nomination form.
Nominations close on March 1, 2025.
Nominator criteria
To qualify as a nominator, you must:
- Be a current faculty member, staff member or student at the University of Calgary (please note: a student cannot serve as their own nominator)
- Not be a family member or close friend of the nominee
- Use an @ucalgary.ca email address to submit your nomination
Note: Each nominee should have only one nominator.
Nominator criteria
To qualify as a nominator, you must:
- be a current faculty member, staff member or student at the University of Calgary (please note: a student cannot serve as their own nominator)
- not be a family member or close friend of the nominee
- use an @ucalgary.ca email address
Note: Each nominee should have only one nominator.
Letters of support
In addition to the information required in the student nomination, two secondary letters of support must be provided (coordinated by the nominator).
Letters of support criteria:
- The nominator must submit the primary letter of support
- One letter must be from a University of Calgary faculty member (this condition is satisfied if the nominator is also a faculty member)
- Secondary support letters may be from faculty, staff, students or community members
- Letters from family members and close friends cannot be accepted
Student eligibility criteria
Is the student you want to nominate eligible for the award?
Important dates
Nominations open January 1 and close March 1, annually. These dates apply to all graduating students, regardless of their convocation date (spring or fall convocation).
For example, nominees must have applied by the March deadline to be considered, even if they are planning to graduate in November.