Fellow Nominations

We’ll always celebrate planners who champion, challenge, and change our profession for the better. That’s why we recognise industry-leading professionals with three special grades of membership conferred by the PIA Board at their discretion.

As well as recognising Fellows and Life Fellows for their professional achievements, fellowship shows that PIA values a reciprocal relationship with these members and looks to them for ongoing guidance and engagement in the future of the Institute and its members.

Fellow

Awarded to long-standing Full Members for their outstanding service to PIA and the profession.

Life Fellow

Awarded to long-standing Fellows for outstanding service to PIA and the profession and for creating a legacy of lasting positive change in planning.

Honorary Fellows

Awarded to people who don’t meet the requirements for Full Membership but have made a distinguished contribution to the planning profession and whose activities have promoted PIA’s aims and objectives. Nominations for Honorary Fellowships can only come from the National President or a Division Committee.

Who can be nominated?

Fellow

Membership Requirement	Eligibility Requirements
Nominees must have been a Full Member for at least 10 years (not necessarily consecutive);	Demonstrated a significant and direct personal contribution to PIA through active participation in a range of professionally relevant activities over an extended period.
	Demonstrated significant and direct personal contribution to the profession through achievement under at least two of PIA’s Strategic Pillars, which are: i. Championing the profession to non-planners ii. Being a thought leader for the profession iii. Advocating & lobbying for the profession iv. Educating & training planners
	Demonstrated integrity in personal and professional conduct
	Consistent attainment of PIA’s mandatory Continuing Professional Development points.

Life Fellow

Membership Requirement	Eligibility Requirements
Nominee should be a Fellow and have a minimum of thirty (30) years membership of PIA as a Full Member (not necessarily consecutive)	Demonstrated a significant and direct personal contribution to PIA through active participation in a range of professionally relevant activities over an extended period.
	Demonstrated significant and direct personal contribution to the profession through achievement under at least two of PIA’s Strategic Pillars, which are: i. Championing the profession to non-planners ii. Being a thought leader for the profession iii. Advocating & lobbying for the profession iv. Educating & training planners
	Have created a legacy of lasting positive change in planning
	Demonstrated integrity in personal and professional conduct
	Consistent attainment of PIA’s mandatory Continuing Professional Development points.

Honorary Fellow

Membership Requirement

Eligibility Requirements

Nominee should not be eligible for Full Member

Made a distinguished contribution to the planning profession and/or to PIA, whether through scientific, artistic, literary, political or other notable work, and whose activities promote or have promoted the aims and objectives of PIA.

How to nominate

Members can be nominated by a Division Committee, by another PIA member or they can self-nominate.

STEP 1: Check Eligibility - Prior to starting a nomination, it is important to check that the nominee is eligible for the grade they will be nominated for. To check the eligibility of the nominee, download the Nomination Eligibility Check Form [Word] and ask the nominee to sign it and email it to the Membership Team. It’s important that the nominee is the one to send the form to the Membership Team. The Membership Team will do the checks and let both of you know the outcome.

STEP 2: Required Documents - Once eligibility has been confirmed the nomination can be pulled together. The table below outlines the required documents for each grade as well as the form templates:

Fellow

Required Documents	Forms
Fellow Nomination Form - Completed and signed by one (1) nominator and three (3) seconders who must all be current PIA members	Nomination Form - Fellow [Word] Self Nomination Form – Fellow [Word] PIA Committee Use Only Nomination Form - Fellow [Word]
CV or LinkedIn profile – A brief summary of the nominee’s professional experience
Ethical Declaration Form - signed by the nominee	Ethical Declaration Form [Word]
Photo of the nominee - high resolution profile photo suitable for use in publications or presentations

Life Fellow

Required Documents	Forms
Life Fellow Nomination Form - Complete and signed by one (1) nominator and three (3) seconders who must all be current PIA members	Nomination Form – Life Fellow [Word] Self Nomination Form – Life Fellow [Word] PIA Committees Use Only Nomination Form - Life Fellow [Word]
Testimonials from at least two (2) Fellows that substantiate the nomination
CV or LinkedIn profile – A brief summary of the nominee’s professional experience
Ethical Declaration Form - signed by the nominee	Ethical Declaration Form [Word]
Photo of the nominee - high resolution profile photo suitable for use in publications or presentations

Honorary Fellow

Required Documents	Forms
Completed Honorary Fellow Nomination Form - Clearly stating the contribution of the candidate to the planning profession or its profile, and why the candidate is deserving of the award. Nominations must be signed by two current Full Members of PIA.	Nomination Form [Word]

Lodging a nomination

Submit your completed forms and all supporting documentation to the Nominee’s State or Territory Office.

From there the nomination will be reviewed by the nominee’s Division Committee (and their Fellows Subcommittee if they have one) and if all goes well, it will be considered by PIA’s Board at their next meeting. If it’s approved, we’ll award it to the nominee at an appropriate event held during the year.

Guidebooks

To give your nominee the best chance of success and to make sure their achievements stand out on the page it is important that the completed nomination form provides enough information to be reviewed and approved by Division committee and the Board.

We have put together a Nomination Guidance document to give some tips and tricks to writing a good nomination. We encourage nominators to download and read through this document prior to writing the nomination.

Download the Guidebook for Members

Division Committees can access their own Guidebook here.