Honorary Awards - Nomination Form

Honorary awards are conferred upon individuals in recognition of their outstanding achievement in their field; for the contribution they have made to the life of the Highlands and Islands or society at large; or for their service to our university.

The Honorary Awards Committee is delegated powers by the University Court to invite recommendations and determine recipients for the awards of Honorary Doctorates, Fellowships, Master of the University, and to recommend recipients for the Chancellor’s Medal.

The Honorary Awards Committee is delegated powers by the University Court to invite recommendations and determine recipients for honorary awards. The following principles and criteria have been agreed by the Honorary Awards Committee to assist with the task of determining appropriate recipients for honorary awards.

1. The University confers honorary awards in order to make a public statement of the University’s core values and commitments.

2. Honorary awards are conferred upon individuals in recognition of their outstanding achievement in their field; for the contribution they have made to the life of the Highlands and Islands or society at large; or for their service to our university.

3. Honorary awards should normally acknowledge or establish a clear on-going connection with the University or be conferred upon a figure of considerable international distinction in a field that is of direct relevance to the University of the Highlands and Islands.

4. Honorary degrees should not be conferred upon active UK politicians or current members of staff.

5. Nominations for honorary awards should include the proposed location for conferring the award and a proposal of an Orator who will produce, with assistance from the University’s Communications team as required, and deliver a citation about the candidate at the award/graduation ceremony.

6.The conferment of an honorary degree should normally occur within two years of the issue of an invitation, if this time has elapsed, a new nomination should be submitted to the committee for re-consideration.