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CSA Excellence Awards 2026 Nomination Form
Nominate yourself, a person or organisation for the Commonwealth Students' Association Excellence Awards 2026. Complete the award selection, nominee and nominator details, justification, evidence, referee information, and declarations as applicable to the chosen category. Please note that nomination is entirely free to enter
Award Selection
Award category
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Please Select
CSA Staff and Change Makers
Students
Institutions
Student Organisations
Civil Society Organisations
Please check the concept note to confirm the correct award under each category. Applications will be automatically disqualified if the wrong category or award is selected.
Award
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Please Select
Executive Officer of the Year
Outstanding Volunteer of the Year
Outstanding Campus Ambassador of the Year
Outstanding Secretariat Intern of the Year
Outstanding National Coordinator of the Year (Campus Ambassadors Programme)
Outstanding Regional Coordinator of the Year (Campus Ambassadors Programme)
Researcher of the Year
Commonwealth Student Leader of the Year
Student Changemaker Award
Green Student Champion
Student Peacebuilder Award
Academic Achievement Award
Student-Centred Institution of the Year
Inclusion and Wellbeing Award
Higher Education Excellence Award
Teaching Excellence Award (Basic and Secondary Schools)
Excellence in Quality Education Education Delivery Award
National Student Organisation of the Year
Student Union Society Impact Award
Education Partner of the Year
Student Empowerment Award
Digital Learning Innovation Award
Please check the concept note to confirm the correct award under each category. Applications will be automatically disqualified if the wrong category or award is selected.
Nomination type
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Please Select
Peer nomination (colleague within the CSA)
Organisational nomination
Self-nomination
Third-party nomination (anyone outside the CSA)
Nominee Details
Nominee name
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First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Nominee's Email Address
Enter the email address of the nominee (the individual who is to be nominated for the award)
Nominee organisation / institution
Nominee role / position
Commonwealth region
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Please Select
Africa
Asia
Caribbean & Americas
Europe
Pacific
Nationality
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Please Select
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas, The
Australia
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Cameroon
Canada
Cyprus
Dominica
Eswatini
Fiji
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru (Republic of Naoero)
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
Vanuatu
Zambia
Level of study
Please Select
Foundation
Undergraduate
Postgraduate Taught
Postgraduate Research
Doctoral
Other
Field of study / programme
Cumulative GPA or weighted average (For students)
Mandatory for candidates applying for Academic Achievement Award. Candidates must have achieved 100% in their cumulative GPA or weighted average at the end of their 3rd or 4th year e.g. 100/100; 4.0/4.0; 5.0/5.0
Grading scale description
Official transcript or grade report
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Transcript must be stamped and signed by the authorizing office. Mandatory for candidates applying for Academic Achievement Award only. Candidates must have achieved 100% in their cumulative GPA or weighted average at the end of their 3rd or 4th year e.g. 100/100; 4.0/4.0; 5.0/5.0 or equivalent
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Professor's Full Name
First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Professor's official university email
example@uni.edu. (Academic Achievement Award only) Nominees must advise their professors to forward their letters directly to secretariat@cwealthstudents.org, using their institutional email address. Letters must be in the official institutional letterhead and must confirm the academic result submitted by the nominee
Professor recommendation-letter confirmation (applicable to Academic Achievement Award only)
Recommendation letter has been provided
Professor has agreed to be contacted for verification
Type of institution / organisation
Please Select
University
College
Research Institute
School
Non-profit
Government Body
Private Company
Other
Official name of Institution
Website or main social media page of Institution
Nominator Details
(Write "Self" for self nominations)
Nominator Name
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First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Nominator Email
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example@example.com
Nominator Phone / WhatsApp
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Country Code
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Area Code
Phone Number
Relationship to Nominee
Nomination Justification and Evidence
Brief summary
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Impact
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Innovation
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Inclusion and reach
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Sustainability
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Alignment with CSA values
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Start date
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
Ongoing status
Ongoing
Completed
Partially completed
Key results and milestones
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Approximate direct and indirect student beneficiaries
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Evidence of Impact
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Provide link(s) to social media pages or websites where your work has been previously shared. This could be personal or public pages
Referee
Referee name
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First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Organisation and role
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Referee email
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example@example.com
Referee phone / WhatsApp
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Area Code
Phone Number
Relationship to nominee
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Declarations
Communications opt-in
Nomination updates
Future CSA awards and events
Other
Conflict of interest confirmation
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No conflict declared
Potential conflict declared
CSA internal role
Please Select
CSA staff
CSA volunteer
Chapter lead
Awards committee member
Other
CSA country chapter
Phone Number
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Area Code
Phone Number
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