Call for Nominations
Honorary Degrees 2025
Deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024
The University Honours Subcommittee is seeking nominations for honorary degrees to be given at Convocation in June 2025.
Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.), Honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) and Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degrees are awarded to individuals in recognition of their contributions to academic life or to society as a whole.
Nominations are accepted throughout the year and an on-going list is kept by the committee for future consideration. However, to be considered for 2025, nominations for honorary degrees must be received by October 7, 2024.
A full description of the nomination criterial and process can be found in the Honorary Degree Criteria & Nominations Requirements document.
Please see the Honorary Degree Recipients and Eminent Service Award Recipients page for a list of previous recipients of both honours. The deadline for Eminent Service Award nominations will be early February after a second call for nominations.
The Secretary of the University Honours Subcommittee will receive nominations in confidence at the contact information listed below. Please include biographical information, contact information for the nominee and a rationale detailing why Trent should honour the individual.
University Honours Subcommittee c/o Tara Harrington
Trent University
Bata Library Rm 108.2
Peterborough, Ontario K9L 0G2
705-748-1011 ext. 6163 / tharrington@trentu.ca