ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Honor a club member who participates in service activities in each of the five Avenues of Service: Club, Vocational, Community, International and Youth.
Who can nominate: Club Presidents
Submission deadline: Recognition materials will be available in July
ROTARY FOUNDATION CITATION FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE.
Honor members who have been actively involved in service activities related to The Rotary Foundation, such as serving on a Foundation committee, participating in a grant-funded project, or supporting a Rotary Peace Fellow.
Who can nominate: District Governors
Submission deadline: 30 June
ROTARY FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The Distinguished Service Award is the Foundation’s highest service recognition and is given to Rotarians who have demonstrated exemplary service to the Foundation. Recipients must have received the Citation for Meritorious Service four years prior to be eligible for this award.
Who can nominate: Rotarians
Submission deadline: 30 June
Note: The nomination period for accepting Distinguished Service Award nominations is now closed.
ROTARY FOUNDATION DISTRICT SERVICE AWARD
Present a certificate to Rotarians in your district who are making a difference through the Foundation’s programs.
Who can nominate: District Governors
Submission deadline: None
SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD
Rotary’s highest honor recognizes up to 150 Rotarians each year who demonstrate their commitment to helping others by volunteering their time and talents.
Who can nominate: Current and immediate past District Governors and current and past RI Directors
Submission deadline: 1 November
Note: The nomination period for accepting Service Above Self Award nominations is now closed.
SERVICE AWARD FOR A POLIO-FREE WORLD
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to our polio eradication efforts. Each year, we give up to 10 regional service awards per WHO region to worthy recipients. We also give 10 international awards to people whose work has had widespread impact.
Who can nominate: Rotarians
Submission deadline: 1 November
POLIOPLUS PIONEER AWARD
This award is made to honour Rotarians who provided extraordinary service to The Rotary Foundation, such service having a substantial impact on the ultimate goal of polio eradication.
Eligible Rotarians must have performed exceptionally meritorious service to the ultimate cause of polio eradication prior to 1 November 1992. The service must be non-financial, although service in advocacy and fundraising is not excluded. The service must not have been adequately recognized by another Foundation award.
Who can nominate: Rotarians.
Deadline: None
ROTARY CITATION FOR ROTARY CLUBS
Your Rotary club can earn a Rotary Citation for achieving goals that strengthen Rotary and your club. Goals include increasing club membership, developing sustainable service projects, giving to The Rotary Foundation, and building awareness of Rotary in your community.
Deadline to achieve all goals: 30 June
Download the 2017-2018 Rotary Citation for Rotary Clubs brochure:
ROTARY CITATION FOR ROTARACT CLUBS
Rotaract clubs that achieve the goals listed in the Rotary Citation for Rotaract Clubs by the end of the Rotary year will earn a citation.
Deadline to achieve all goals: 30 June
Download the 2017-2018 Rotary Citation for Rotaract Clubs information:
ROTARY CITATION FOR INTERACT CLUBS
Interact clubs that achieve the goals listed in the Rotary Citation for Interact Clubs by the end of the Rotary year will earn a citation.
Who can nominate: Sponsoring club’s President or District Leader
Deadline to achieve all goals: 30 June
Deadline to report qualifying clubs to RI: 15 August
Download the 2017-2018 Rotary Citation for Interact Clubs information:
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Recognize a club in your district whose project has addressed a significant problem or need in your community (international projects are not eligible). You can nominate one club per district each year.
Who can nominate: District Governors
Submission deadline: 15 March
2017-2018 ROTARACT OUTSTANDING PROJECT AWARD
Recognize Rotaractors who are making a sustainable impact in one of Rotary's areas of focus through their innovative community or international service projects.
Who can nominate: Rotaractors
Submission deadline: 1 August - 1 February
This award recognizes up to 150 non-Rotarians, including spouses and partners of Rotarians who have demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service consistent with Rotary's ideals, and who might otherwise go unrecognized.
Who can nominate: District Governor
Submission deadline: 1 April
This award recognizes one outstanding Rotary alumnus each year whose humanitarian service and professional achievements demonstrate the impact of Rotary's programs.
Who can nominate: Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators
Submission deadline: 30 June
Note: The nomination period for accepting the Alumni Global Service Award is now closed.
Recognize Rotaract clubs that celebrate the founding of the first club during World Rotaract Week, which occurs each year during the week of 13 March. Activities can range from partnering with an international Rotaract club to publicizing Rotaract in your local media.
Who can nominate: Sponsoring Rotary Club or district Rotaract Chair
Submission deadline: None
Recognize Interact clubs that celebrate the founding of the first club during World Interact Week, which occurs each year during the week of 5 November. Activities can range from working on a joint project with a Rotary club to inviting potential members to a club meeting or project.
Who can nominate: Sponsoring Rotary Club or District Interact Regional Coordinators
Submission deadline: None
ZONE 24/32 AWARDS
DON MACRAE PEACE AWARD
The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. The Fourth Object of Rotary initially composed by
Donald MacRae.
Submission deadline: April 30
For information on the Don MacRae Peace Award please contact Zone 24: PDG Joan Hayward at
rhayward@sympatico.ca