Application

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​All active EMA members and volunteers are eligible. They can submit their applications to one or more of the following categories, which will be presented in Paris, France: EMA Cultural Exchange Ambassador Award, EMA Rising Star Award, EMA Ambassador of the Year Award, and EMA Lifetime Achievement Award.

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You can nominate yourself or nominate another person. You can send more than one nomination, but you must fill out one (1) form per nomination and upload the individual files.

 

For a nomination to be considered for the award, you must fill out the application form by 19th April 2025, 23:59 CEST.

 

For any questions or queries, please get in touch with community.development@em-a.eu

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Deadline

The application deadline is 19th April 2025, 23:59 CEST.

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Categories

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EMA Cultural Exchange Ambassador Award

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This award aims to reward an EMA volunteer or member who has contributed the most to promoting cultural exchange and understanding across borders.

 

The application “pitch” shall describe the member’s efforts to promote cultural exchange and understanding and explain why they deserve to be recognised by this award. The career achievements can take different forms, such as excellence, solutions to challenges related to cultural misunderstandings, and proven impact on communities/groups of more than 30 persons up to March 2025. 

 

All EMA members and volunteers can be nominated for this award.

 

EMA Rising Star Award

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This award aims to reward a volunteer or member with three to twelve months as part of EMA who has demonstrated exceptional engagement and made outstanding contributions to the EMA community.

 

The application “pitch” shall explain why they deserve to be recognised by this award. They shall describe all their activities since they joined EMA as a volunteer or member. The activities can take different forms, such as excellence, impact on the EMA community, engagement, commitment to EMA, and representation of EMA in relevant events between 2024–2025. 

 

Only members and volunteers who joined EMA from January 2024 onward and have carried out activities up to March 2025 can be nominated for this award.

 

EMA Ambassador of the Year Award

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This award aims to reward an active EMA Programme or Country Representative who has made innovative and impactful contributions to the Erasmus Mundus community or their EM programme.

 

The application “pitch” shall describe the member’s activities to explain why they deserve to be recognised by this award. They shall describe all the activities undertaken between 2024–2025 to promote their Erasmus Mundus Programme and EMA. The activities can take different forms, such as active participation, dissemination of their Erasmus Mundus Programme and EMA, engagement and commitment to EMA, and representation of EMA in relevant events. 

 

Only active Programme or Country Representatives can be nominated for this award.

 

EMA Lifetime Achievement Award

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This award aims to celebrate the outstanding achievements of a volunteer or member who has demonstrated exceptional success and achievement in their field and made outstanding contributions to the Erasmus Mundus community for five (5) years or more.

 

The application “pitch” shall describe the member’s achievements in their chosen career or field and their level of importance. Such career achievements can take different forms, such as excellence, outstanding work/research experience, and quality and impact on the community/industry up to March 2025. 

 

Only EMA members and volunteers with over five (5) years in the EMA Community can be nominated for this award.

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Evaluation Committee

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The Evaluation Committee will comprise reviewers consisting of experts, including but not limited to former members of the EMA Presidential team, members of another association, Erasmus Mundus Master programme coordinators, and members of an independent international educational institution.

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Timeline