*The nomination period for the 2010 Excellence Awards is now closed. Any nomination submitted now will be submitted for the 2011 awards. Nominations for the 2011 awards will be due in October, 2010.  

3 Things You Will Need To Complete the Online Nomination Form:

1. MIT Certificate: You need an MIT Certificate to use this form. If you are not able to obtain an MIT certificate, please contact excellence@mit.edu.
2. Choose an award category - We recommend that you select an award category for your nominee in advance. In your nomination, explain how your nominee has met the criteria for the category.
3. Prepare the text of your nomination in advance: We highly recommend that you write the body of your nomination in a word processing program ahead of time and then copy and paste it into the fields provided in the form. Answering these questions will help you write the nomination. As you progress through the online form, you will be able to save your work and return to it later.

If you are unable to use the online nomination form, please contact Kande Culver at excellence@mit.edu to receive a Microsoft Word version of the form.

Submitting Letters of Support for your Nomination

Supporting statements from colleagues, clients, students and other members of the community can strengthen a nomination significantly. Letters of support for a nomination are written by people other than the original nominator. All letters of support submitted via the button below must refer to a nomination submitted through the online nomination form.

The committee will accept up to 2 statements of support for each nomination. Letters of support should be no more than (1) page long.

Supporting statements from colleagues within the MIT community and people outside MIT may be submitted by using the online submittal form.

Need Some Help Getting Started?

Please see the useful tips for writing a nomination or the Excellence Awards FAQ.

Ready? Visit the online nomination form.