{"id":39594,"date":"2026-01-26T13:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=39594"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:15:39","slug":"alumni-rising-star-award-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/2026\/01\/26\/alumni-rising-star-award-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Rising Star Award\u202f 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This award recognises and celebrates innovative and successful recent alumni who have showcased determination, drive and excellence in the workplace or community, who are paving the way for others and demonstrating strong leadership and teamwork skills.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Criteria<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An alumnus* who:\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is an emerging leader, who demonstrates potential to have long term success in their field\/profession.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shows innovation, creativity, and drive, and can\u202fdemonstrate early career success or community service achievements.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is an inspiring role model, mentor, champion for change, who isn\u2019t afraid to make bold, courageous decisions.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is making a positive contribution to an individual\/group of individuals, community, professional practice or impact on society through their work\/activities.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must have graduated in the last 8 years (from 2018 onwards).\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nominate an alumnus for their Rising Star credentials here!<\/strong>\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/asset-library\/alumni\/Alumni-Award-Nomination-Form-2026.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Download a word version of the nomination form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2rIgA90iq02MIW5kS6FPE4mIN-6-SmRPt3i1mMigMs1UREJBRE01OElQTlg3SlgwUjJDVTM1M1FGUS4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alumni Awards nomination form\">Or via our online form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/750\/2026\/01\/Alumni-Awards-Criteria-2026-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Read a full version of the Alumni Awards 2026 terms and conditions<\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;Completed nomination forms<em>&nbsp;<\/em>must be received by the&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:alumni@canterbury.ac.uk?subject=CCCU%20Alumni%20Awards%202025%20Nomination\"><strong>Alumni Relations Team<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;no later than midnight on&nbsp;<strong>Sunday 8 March 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at our alumni stories and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/2025\/06\/10\/alumni-awards-2025-winners-announced\/\" title=\"Read about last year's Alumni Award winners\">be inspired by last year\u2019s winners and highly commended alumni!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/alumni-awards\" title=\"\">Alumni Awards and the other categories on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*In these awards criteria \u2018alumnus\u2019 refers to former CCCU students of all genders\/gender identity.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominate a CCCU alumni for our Rising Star Award 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