Nomination process

Nominations process and deadlines for the Chancellor's Awards.

There are four categories:

  • Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution
  • Chancellor’s Award for Research
  • Chancellor’s Award for Teaching
  • Rising Star Award

Further information on the criteria for each category, and guidance on what information to include in your nomination, can be found on the criteria and guidance page: 

Points to note

  • Any current member of the University community may nominate for any of the awards. Previous nominations may be resubmitted.
  • Self-nominations are not accepted.
  • Successful nominees must make themselves available for the Chancellor’s Award dinner, where the awards will be publicly announced. The dinner usually takes place in the autumn/winter but may be subject to alternative arrangements. Successful nominees will usually be contacted in the summer once the ceremony date has been confirmed.
  • There will be internal and external communication of the awards, which may involve Award winners in public speaking engagements.
  • The University of Edinburgh reserves the right to withdraw the award at any point.
  • The nominee has the right to request this nomination form under data protection rules. Non- identifiable sections of this form could also be released to the public in response to a freedom of information request. Further guidance is available from Information Compliance Services and the Data Protection Officer via the links below.

Submission and deadlines

Please email the nomination form, and nominee's C.V. where appropriate, to the nominee's Head of School or Department Lead. 

  1. Nominations from staff to be received by the nominee's Head of School / Departmental Lead by Friday 22 May 2026.
  2. Ranked nomination from Heads of School / Departmental Leads to be received by their respective Heads of College / Professional Services Group by Friday 29 May 2026.
  3. Final ranked nominations from Heads of College / Professional Services Group to be received by Nicola Helliwell by Friday 12 June 2026 via email to Nicola.Helliwell@ed.ac.uk - please use “Chancellor’s Awards 2026” in the subject header.

The nomination form is available for download from this page:

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