Make a Nomination as a Fellow

Please read the full guidance notes carefully before completing this form.

Nominees must be eminent in their fields and may be drawn from academia, public, private or third sectors. They must also have made a substantial contribution to wider social science beyond the normal requirements of their position. It must be clearly demonstrable that they merit the esteem of their peers.

Proposers must not belong to the same institution as, or be closely related to, the Nominee. Neither may they have worked closely with the Nominee in recent years.

Please read further, detailed information in the section “What makes a suitable nominee?” in the Nominations Guidelines before completing this section.

Job title as it should appear on the Conferment Announcement if this nomination is successful e.g. ‘Professor of Social Science’ or ‘Senior Analyst’

Proposers must belong to a different institution or organisation from the Nominee. Oxford and Cambridge colleges do not count as separate institutions.

Please read “Who can propose and second a nomination” in the Nominations Guidelines before completing this section.

The Academy requires all nominations put forward by a Fellow to be seconded by another Fellow. Seconders may belong to the same institution as the Nominee.

The Statement of Justification must be completed by the Proposer. Please read the Section headed ‘The Statement of Justification’ in the Nominations Guidelines and look at the example statements, before completing this section.

Please ensure you:

  • Indicate why the Nominee is eminent in his/her field.
  • Outline the main impact of the Nominee’s work, citing significant publications, if relevant and appropriate.
  • Show the Nominee’s contribution to wider social science.

This should be presented as a short series of evidenced bullet points that make the case (max 500 words).

All relevant information must be included in this submission – either here or within the associated CV, and you should not refer to information elsewhere, for example, on a website.

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Please upload a short, summary CV (maximum length: 4 pages) ensuring that the nominee’s name is included in the CV’s file name. Please refer to the nominations guidance and CV examples.

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Remember to please ask your nominee to complete the Diversity Monitoring Form.