1. 1. What advice can you offer about submitting entries? 
2. 2. What awards are offered? 
3. 3. Who is eligible? 
4. 4. What’s the nomination process? 
5. 5. Is there an application fee for the awards? 
6. 6. Who selects winners? 
7. 7. When and where are awards presented? 
8. 8. Who administers the PMI Professional Awards Program? 
9. 9. Who do I contact for more information? 

1. What advice can you offer about submitting entries?

• • Start the process early.
• • Designate an award team with a lead nominator who gathers all necessary information, completes the paperwork and submits it on time, and acts as a liaison between PMI and the team.
• • Read the application package carefully.
• • Contact the awards@pmi.org with questions as early as possible.

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2. What awards are offered?

• Nominate a Project:

• 
  PMI Project of the Year Award
  PMI Distinguished Project Award

  Nominate a Person:

  PMI Fellow Award
  PMI Linn Stuckenbruck Person of the Year Award
  PMI Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award
  PMI Distinguished Contribution Award
  PMI Research Achievement Award
  PMI Community Advancement Through Project Management Award — 
  Individual Category

  Nominate a Book or Article:

  PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award

  Nominate an Organization:

  PMI Continuing Professional Education Provider of the Year Award
  PMI Community Advancement Through Project Management Award —
  Organization Category

  Nominate a Product:

  PMI Continuing Professional Education Product of the Year Award

  Other awards are given by PMI components and the PMI Educational Foundation.

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3. Who is eligible?

Eligibility varies from award to award. Some awards are limited to PMI members, others are not. Please review the award descriptions for details.

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4. What is the nomination process?

The purpose, eligibility, criteria and nomination procedures for each award appear on PMI.org. Information also is available from the awards@pmi.org.  It will make things easier in the transition.

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5. Is there an application fee for the awards?

There are no application fees for any of the PMI awards.

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6. Who selects winners?

It varies. For example, the PMI Project of the Year submissions go through two levels of evaluation by a different set of judges at each level. All reviewers are experienced practitioners who have successfully demonstrated project management expertise. See individual awards information for details.

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7. When and where are awards presented?

Most awards are announced at the PMI Global Congress—North America in the fourth quarter.

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8. Who administers the PMI Professional Awards Program?

The program is administered by PMI’s Supplier Relations Department, the Awards Administrator and the Professional Awards Program Member Advisory Group.

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9. Who do I contact for more information?

Contact the awards@pmi.org  

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