All nominees must follow all the criteria below.

1. Nominees who are recognised for their outstanding contribution to national or
Regional (could be global) sector:

• Seniority (e.g., years of employment in public service or private business)
• Duties, roles and activities in public service, education, research, or private
  business
• National leadership positions (e.g., boards, governing assemblies,
  strategic councils, technical committees, etc.);
• Organisation of national professional meetings (conferences / seminars /
  workshops etc.);
• National/ regional scientific publications or National / regional awards, etc.

2. Nominees who are recognised for their active contribution (and future commitment)
to IWA beyond regular level of activity for members:

• A Minimum of five (5) consecutive years of IWA membership, including the
  evaluation or more, including the year of evaluation;
• The nominee must have made outstanding contributions to IWA (more than two (2)
  leadership roles within IWA – e.g., within Specialist Group MC);
• Organised IWA workshop/ professional meetings (conferences/ SG workshop/
  seminar)
• Organisation of national professional meetings (conferences / seminars /
  workshops etc.);
• The nominee demonstrates his/her continued plans to contribute to the water
  sector through IWA membership (through IWA Fellow Activity Plan)
• The Nominee confirms their willingness to serve as an IWA Fellow and take on the
  associated roles and responsibilities

• An IWA Member without any affiliation with the individual, or the organisation/company of the nominee
• Self-nominations are not allowed
• The IWA Fellowship Steering Committee or sub-committee (who supports review of IWA Fellows and DFs) cannot nominate a candidate

Submission documents/forms

The Nominator will need to prepare:

• The IWA Fellows Nomination Form
• A Nomination letter
• A minimum of three supporting letters from IWA Members – supporters shall not be affiliated with the nominee’s institution, and each should address a minimum of three (3) of the eligibility criteria.

The Nominee will need to prepare and send the nominator the following information and documents:

• Self-Statement
• IWA Fellow Proposed Activity Plan
• CV/Resume

All nominees must follow all the criteria below.

1. Nominees who are recognised for their long-term outstanding contributions to the IWA would normally have:

• A minimum of ten (10) years of IWA membership
• Assumed senior leadership roles within IWA (e.g. Board of Directors, Strategic Council, Specialist Group Management Committee, Young Water Professionals Steering Committee, etc.); 
• Organised IWA professional meetings (conferences / seminars / workshops, etc.);
• A significant scientific publication record (in particular in IWA Publishing publications); 
• Received global awards, including those from IWA  

2. The Nominee must have made outstanding contributions to the global water sector through:

• Seniority (e.g., years of employment in public service or private business) and international recognitions
• Duties, roles and activities in public service, education, research, or private business
• Global leadership positions (e.g., boards, governing assemblies, strategic councils, technical committees, etc.);
•  Organisation of global professional meetings (conferences / seminars / workshops etc.); 
• Global scientific publications; 
• Global awards, etc.

3. The Nominee is an IWA Fellow or belongs to a restricted number of exceptionally qualified other professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the water sector.

4. To support IWA’s aspirations to have more diverse membership at all levels, a process will be initiated by the IWA Secretariat (in partnership with the IWA Fellowship Steering Committee), to proactively search for potential Distinguished Fellow candidates from under-represented groups. 

• IWA Fellows, Distinguished Fellows and IWA Secretariat (through the Executive Director or assigned representative) 
• Those who serve on the IWA Fellowship Steering Committee may not act as Nominees, Nominators or supporters 
• Self nominations are not allowed.

Submission documents/forms 

The Nominator will need to prepare the documents/form and submit them below: 

• The IWA Distinguished Fellows Nomination Form 
• A nomination letter – highlighting the motivation behind nominating the nominee for the IWA fellowship. This Nomination letter should build arguments for each of the eligibility criteria.
• A minimum of three supporting letters from IWA Members – supporters shall not be affiliated with the nominee’s institution, and each should address a minimum of three (3) of the eligibility criteria.