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CMI Awards of Excellence
The International Student of the Year Award celebrates those who embody CMI’s values and who help us to realise our vision of better led and managed organisations around the world.
Use the nomination guidance and criteria to help build your evidence for the submission. Fill in the form fields when you are ready to submit. If you need to gather more evidence, remember that you can save your progress in your web browser as you go by using the save buttons on the form*.
Deadline for submissions is Friday 10th October 2025.
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Nominee CMI membership number (Optional)
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Where is the nominee studying?
Which country is the nominee studying in? —Please choose an option—AndorraUnited Arab EmiratesAfghanistanAntigua and BarbudaAnguillaAlbaniaArmeniaAngolaAntarcticaArgentinaAmerican SamoaAustriaAustraliaArubaÅland IslandsAzerbaijanBosnia and HerzegovinaBarbadosBangladeshBelgiumBurkina FasoBulgariaBahrainBurundiBeninSaint BarthélemyBermudaBrunei DarussalamBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBrazilBahamasBhutanBouvet IslandBotswanaBelarusBelizeCanadaCocos (Keeling) IslandsCongoCentral African RepublicCongoSwitzerlandCôte D'IvoireCook IslandsChileCameroonChinaColombiaCosta RicaCubaCape VerdeCuraçaoChristmas IslandCyprusCzech RepublicGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEstoniaEgyptWestern SaharaEritreaSpainEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland Islands (Malvinas)MicronesiaFaroe IslandsFranceGabonGrenadaGeorgiaFrench GuianaGuernseyGhanaGibraltarGreenlandGambiaGuineaGuadeloupeEquatorial GuineaGreeceSouth GeorgiaGuatemalaGuamGuinea-BissauGuyanaHong KongHeard Island and Mcdonald IslandsHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIrelandIsraelIsle of ManIndiaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryIraqIranIcelandItalyJerseyJamaicaJordanJapanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaKiribatiComorosSaint Kitts and NevisNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKuwaitCayman IslandsKazakhstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLebanonSaint LuciaLiechtensteinSri LankaLiberiaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaLibyaMoroccoMonacoMoldovaMontenegroSaint Martin (French Part)MadagascarMarshall IslandsMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMongoliaMacaoNorthern Mariana IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMontserratMaltaMauritiusMaldivesMalawiMexicoMalaysiaMozambiqueNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNorfolk IslandNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNauruNiueNew ZealandOmanPanamaPeruFrench PolynesiaPapua New GuineaPhilippinesPakistanPolandSaint Pierre and MiquelonPitcairnPuerto RicoPalestinian TerritoryPortugalPalauParaguayQatarRéunionRomaniaSerbiaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSolomon IslandsSeychellesSudanSwedenSingaporeSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da CunhaSloveniaSvalbard and Jan MayenSlovakiaSierra LeoneSan MarinoSenegalSomaliaSurinameSouth SudanSao Tome and PrincipeEl SalvadorSint Maarten (Dutch Part)Syrian Arab RepublicSwazilandTurks and Caicos IslandsChadFrench Southern TerritoriesTogoThailandTajikistanTokelauTimor-LesteTurkmenistanTunisiaTongaTurkeyTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluTaiwanTanzaniaUkraineUgandaUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CitySaint Vincent and The GrenadinesVenezuelaVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.VietnamVanuatuWallis and FutunaSamoaKosovoYemenMayotteSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
Course Details
Tell us a bit about your nominee; how they came to be studying their course; background; any specific interests
Please provide a statement about why the student should be considered for the CMI Student of the Year award
Evidence of outstanding academic achievements (links and testimonials can be included)
Evidence of progression on the programme (links and testimonials can be included)
How the nominee shows commitment to personal and professional development
How they’re applying what they’ve learned in their course
How they’re demonstrating management or leadership capabilities, and making a positive impact on their employer, peers or institution
How the nominee’s activity, behaviour, skillsets showing alignment with CMI’s mission, vision and values
By submitting this nomination you are confirming that, to the best of your knowledge, the following statements are correct:
I confirm that my institution/organisation is approved by CMI to deliver a CMI or CMI-accredited qualification or apprenticeship ("a CMI Partner") at any time between 1st May 2024 to 1st May 2025
I confirm that the nominee is or has been undertaking a CMI qualification, dual accredited qualification linked to the Management and Leadership Standards
I confirm that the nominee is or has been enrolled at a CMI Partner between 1 May 2024 and 1 May 2025
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