MGA Awards Nomination Process

To nominate a candidate for an MGA award, please follow these guidelines:

• you, as the nominator, can significantly influence the selection process by accurately completing the online nomination form, providing all required documentation, supplying relevant information in concise English, and following all instructions carefully.
• use the appropriate online nomination form (link on the top of each specific award page);
• consider the distinctive features of the award as described in the guidelines.  Ask the question: Does the achievement fit the award?;
• E-mail MGA Awards with any questions.

The MGA Awards and Recognition Committee:

• will not research unsupported claims or enhance the nomination package in any way;
• reserves the right to consider any nomination for awards other than the award suggested when, in its opinion, the support and justification may more appropriately apply to other MGA awards;
• shall have the prerogative of carrying forward nominations to a more suitable time frame;
• reserves the right to not present an award when suitable selection(s) cannot be made.

The following are not eligible to be considered for MGA awards:

• self-nominations;
• current members of the MGA Board;
• per IEEE Policy 4.4.B (posthumous awards): Posthumous awards shall be made only when knowledge of the awardees death is received after announcement of the recipient.  Nominations of known deceased persons shall not receive consideration;
• per IEEE Policy 4.4.G (staff ineligibility):  Members of the IEEE staff shall not be eligible as candidates for any new or revised award;
• per IEEE Policy 4.4.H (eligibility and process limitations):  No person shall receive an award, who, at any stage of the recipient-selection process for that award, is eligible to vote on who shall receive that award.  Nor may they be the nominator or reference for a nomination of a candidate for such award.  This conflict of interest limitation shall apply to all awards given by IEEE or any of its organizational units.