Nominate a student

Confirm the student is eligible

• Review the student eligibility criteria for the award
• Ensure they meet graduation timing requirements 

Confirm you qualify as a nominator

You must: 

• Be a current UCalgary faculty member, staff member, or student
• Students may nominate others but cannot nominate themselves
• Not be a family member or close friend of the nominee
• Submit using a @ucalgary.ca email address
• Important: Each student may have only one nominator. 

Get the student’s consent

Before preparing anything: 

• Inform the student you are nominating them
• Obtain their consent to proceed
• Note: students cannot nominate themselves
• Only one nominator per student 

Prepare the nomination package

Nomination packages must include: 

Required documents 

1. Nomination rationale (approx. 200–500 words)
2. Primary letter of support (maximum two pages) 

Additional required support 

3. Two secondary letters of support (maximum two pages each) 

The nominator is responsible for coordinating the secondary letters. 

Confirm primary and secondary 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) 

Submit a letter of secondary support (for those with UCalgary email addresses) 

Submit a letter of secondary support (non-UCalgary submitters) 

• Letters cannot come from family or close friends 

Ready to submit your nomination?

The nomination package is submitted through the online nomination form, which includes a place to upload the primary letter of support. The writers of the two secondary supporting letters can submit their letters directly through the secondary submissions online forms linked below. 

Nominations are now closed.