Honorary Fellowship Nominations

A Fellow of the Institute (to be known as the “Nominator”) may nominate any individual for Honorary Fellowship of the RAIC College. Nominations require the support of at least two (2) Members as References (known as “References”).

Honorary Fellowship will be considered for an international architect, or allied professional in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the built environment and having displayed at least one (1) of the following:

• Distinguished service to the architectural profession or the community at large, as supported by voluntary contributions related to Architecture.
• Distinguished contributions to the profession enabling excellence in the practice of Architecture through leadership in public service or industry organizations.
• Distinguished contribution through excellence in architectural design, design management or innovation as supported by peer recognition or design awards.
• Distinguished scholarly contributions as supported by research, publications or teaching in the field of Architecture or in an allied field.
• Distinguished contribution to the mentoring of students, interns or architects in nurturing their career development.

1. The Nominator and Members acting as References must provide substantiating evidence to support the nomination.
2. Architects licensed in Canada are not eligible for Honorary Fellowship nomination. Nominators interested in nominating a Canadian-licensed individual should refer to the Fellowship nomination process. [Link to Fellowship nomination page]
3. A Member or Fellow may only support one nomination in a given year.
4. An RAIC Fellow shall act as the nominator (the “Nominator”) and prepare the curriculum vitae, citation and collect all supporting documentation for the nominee. The Nominator shall be responsible for ensuring all documentation is submitted correctly as prescribed.

1. Nomination must include supporting letters, which should be no more than 400 words in length, from the Nominator and with at least two (2) additional Member References nominating the candidate.
2. All supporting letters must also provide evidence attesting to the Candidate’s qualifications or contributions. Successful applications should demonstrate rigour in substantiating the candidate’s qualifications described in the supporting letters.
3. Letters should be addressed to the RAIC College of Fellows, National Committee and shall be signed by the Nominator / Reference.)
4. Nomination for Honorary Fellowship is CONFIDENTIAL AND MUST REMAIN ANONYMOUS. All Nominators/ References are required to maintain confidentiality with no direct contact whatsoever between nominators and the nominee related to the nomination.
5. The Nominator shall provide a curriculum vitae of the nominee and a 250-word citation that supports the category of nomination. Samples of previous citations and citation “do’s and don’ts” may be viewed here.
6. Nominators and References must be members in good standing of the RAIC.

Submissions must be made through the RAIC’s online submission platform. Submit here.
Should you need further details of the process of bestowing Fellowship, or Honorary Fellowship, email awards-prix@raic.org.

Submissions must be received before 10:00 p.m. ET, Friday, October 31st. Entrants are solely responsible for timely submissions. This date and time are firm without exceptions.