Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Honorary Degree Nominations

The University of Iowa Honorary Degree Selection Committee is seeking nominations for the 2024-2025 academic year. These prestigious awards may be conferred upon individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary achievements in any of the following areas: scholarship, education, artistic creation, social activism, human rights, innovation or invention beneficial to society, and/or humanitarian outreach. 

Nominations where philanthropy or the possibility of future endowments are the main focus will not be considered. Please note: this award is not conferred posthumously.

Please visit our website for complete nomination guidelines, honorary degree policies, and selection committee procedures. All nomination materials must be submitted as a single, bookmarked PDF to provost-office@uiowa.edu no later than Wednesday, May 1, 2024.