{"id":6977,"date":"2026-10-28T15:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/awards\/?page_id=6977"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:38:51","slug":"ucd-alumni-awards-2027-nominations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/awards\/ucd-alumni-awards-2027-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"UCD Alumni Awards 2027 Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The <strong>UCD Alumni Awards<\/strong> proudly celebrate and honour the outstanding achievements of our global alumni who have made an exceptional contribution to society in their chosen field.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>UCD Alumni Awards<\/strong> are presented in the following categories:<em> Arts and Humanities; Business; Engineering and Architecture; Health and Agriculture Sciences; Law;\u00a0 Research, Innovation and Impact; Science; Social Sciences; and Sport.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We invite the UCD community\u00a0to <strong>nominate worthy UCD alumni<\/strong> who have made a positive impact on the world.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1644581607054{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-top-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;border-top-color: #eaeaea !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #eaeaea !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1612979767895{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1793201814356{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who inspires you?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765794695055{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f6980-o1\" lang=\"en-GB\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6977#wpcf7-f6980-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"6980\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"5.7.6\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f6980-o1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nominate-form\" id=\"hide-form-on-success\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t<p><label><br \/>\n<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Your Name *\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-field\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required focus-border\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Your Name\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span><span class=\"focus-border\"><i><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t<p><label><br \/>\n<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Your Email Address *\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-field\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-email 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class=\"contact-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Award Category *\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-field\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"award-category\"><select class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-select wpcf7-validates-as-required focus-border\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"award-category\"><option value=\"\">&#8212;Please choose an option&#8212;<\/option><option value=\"Arts and Humanities\">Arts and Humanities<\/option><option value=\"Business\">Business<\/option><option value=\"Engineering and Architecture\">Engineering and Architecture<\/option><option value=\"Health and Agricultural Science\">Health and Agricultural Science<\/option><option value=\"Law\">Law<\/option><option value=\"Science\">Science<\/option><option value=\"Social Sciences\">Social Sciences<\/option><option value=\"Sport\">Sport<\/option><option value=\"Research, Innovation and Impact\">Research, Innovation and 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Public<\/option><\/select><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>If you are a UCD graduate, what was your degree and student number (if you know it)?\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-field\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-degree\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text focus-border\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"If you are a UCD graduate, what was your degree and student number (if you know it)?\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-degree\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Do you give permission to the UCD Alumni Office to update your profile with the information provided above? *\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-field\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span 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