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 for the President's Award, you'll need to submit a nomination package. This includes:
- Obtaining the consent of the student you're nominating
- Completing a short rationale for the nomination (approx. 200-500 words)
- Submitting a primary letter of support (maximum two pages)
- Coordinating the submission of two secondary supporting letters from other letter writers (each maximum two pages)
- 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 (note: students cannot nominate themselves)
- Not be a family member or close friend of the nominee
- Use a @ucalgary.ca email address to submit your nomination
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 close on March 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Dates and deadlines
Applications for the award are open as of January 1, 2026, and will close on March 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MDT
Student eligibility criteria
Is the student you want to nominate eligible for the award?
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)
- Secondary support letters may be from faculty, staff, students or community members
- Letters from family members and close friends cannot be accepted
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.