Nomination for Fellowship and Honorary Fellowship

Process of Nomination

Selecting one (1) of the following categories (and one subsection, where relevant), with the support of one (or more) of the Categories, as necessary:  

AND 

Substantiating evidence to support the Nominator’s Category (or Categories) selection(s).

The following examples are included, but are not limited to:

Requirements for Nomination

1. A Member or Fellow may only support one nomination in a given year. 
2. Only one of the five members can be from the same organization as the candidate (Nominator or References).
3. The nomination process is regionally based, but Nominators and References from any given region can nominate any member (architect or non-architect) from any part of Canada. 
4. An RAIC Fellow shall act as the nominator (henceforth the “Nominator”) and prepare the curriculum vitae, citation and collect all supporting documentation for the nominee.
5. The Nominator shall be responsible to ensure all the documentation is submitted correctly as prescribed elsewhere and shall act as the liaison between the review process and the RAIC members providing references (henceforth “References”).
6. Regional Chairs, Regional Committee Members, COF National Committee and RAIC Board Members are not permitted to nominate a candidate.

Requirements for Submission

1. Regional Chairs, Regional Committee members, members of the National Committee and members of the Board of Directors of the Institute shall not act as Nominators or References for candidates for Fellowship. 
2. Nomination must include supporting letters from the Nominator and each of the four References nominating the candidate. Each supporting letter, which should be no more than 400 words in length, must also provide evidence attesting to the Candidate’s qualifications with regards to the Category selected by the Nominator. Successful applications should demonstrate rigour in substantiating candidate’s qualifications described in the supporting letters. (Letters should be addressed to the Regional Committee/ Chair within the region in which the nomination package is being submitted. Regional chairs can be found here.)
3. All nomination documents shall be submitted online to the region in which the nominee usually resides by the required date in each year. 
4. Nomination for Fellowship is CONFIDENTIAL AND MUST REMAIN ANONYMOUS. All Nominators and References are required to maintain confidentiality with no direct contact whatsoever between Nominators/ References and the nominee related to the nomination.
5. The nominee must both be a member in good standing and have been a member of the RAIC for at least five years (non-consecutive) in the last ten years from the submission date prior to nomination.
6. A nominee must not solicit his or her nomination in any form what so ever.
7. 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 on the RAIC website and here. 
8. Nominators and References must be members in good standing of the RAIC.
9. The deadline to submit a nomination is October 31, 2023. Submissions must be made through the RAIC’s online submission platform.

A Fellow of the Institute may nominate any individual for Honorary Fellowship of the RAIC College. Nominations require the support of at least two (2) Members 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 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. 
   

Requirements for Nomination

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.
3. A Member or Fellow may only support only one nomination in a given year.
4. An RAIC Fellow shall act as the nominator (henceforth the “Nominator”) and prepare the curriculum vitae, citation and collect all supporting documentation for the nominee. The Nominator shall be responsible to ensure all the documentation is submitted correctly as prescribed.