Celebrating excellence in international higher education admission & guidance

Welcome to our ‘Nominate & Celebrate’ form. We’re delighted you want to acknowledge the work of an individual or group in the CIS community for demonstrating excellence in their field. 

Year-round nominations, recipients announced annually 

We encourage nominations throughout the year and look forward to announcing the recipients during the annual CIS Global Forum on International Admission & Guidance.  

A committee from CIS schools and universities has the pleasure of reviewing all submissions in advance of the Forum.  

2026 deadline: 24 September 2026. Nominations received after this date will be reviewed in 2027.

Follow these steps to nominate 

1. Read the criteria for each area of excellence and select the one you are nominating for:  

• Change & Innovation  

• Higher Education Practices 

• Counselling 
   

2. Describe why are you nominating the nominee(s) for your chosen area of excellence. You can write your response in this form (below) or send it as an attachment. 
    

3. We encourage you to send additional, persuasive notes of support for your nomination. You can attach multiple notes as part of this nomination form.  

Please note 
 

• We are unable to consider incomplete nominations.  

•  All nominees must work at a CIS member school or university. 
   

Thank you! 
 

For submitting a nomination to recognise excellence across the CIS Community. We look forward to announcing the recipient at the CIS Forum on International Admission & Guidance in November.