Nominate candidates for Honorary Fellowship

Fellows are invited to nominate candidates for Honorary Fellowship. These should be individuals who do not otherwise fulfil the eligibility criteria for Academy Fellowship.  

Read more about Academy Honorary Fellowship and the President’s letter on this page, which explains our new, more targeted approach to identifying Honorary Fellows to align with the Academy’s strategic objectives and who can actively help contribute to our work.

This year’s search will focus on:  

• Prominent leaders in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical devices sectors, but who may not have the scientific achievements required for Ordinary Fellowship
• Philanthropists who have made outstanding contributions to medical science in the public interest
• Individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing and promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in biomedical and health research within an organisation and/or a more positive research culture in the UK

To submit nominations, Fellows are required to complete and sign the nomination form available on this page and return it to Professor Andrew Morris CBE FRSE PMedSci by emailing [email protected]

The deadline for receipt of completed nominations is 17.00 BST on Monday 30 June 2025. 

Eligibility and process: 

• The nomination form is available to download from this page

• Only Ordinary Fellows may nominate candidates

• The Nominations Committee will review all nominations received and   score candidates on their potential to enhance the Academy in terms of esteem, impact, sustainability and diversity

• The Nominations Committee will shortlist recommended candidates for consideration by Council in October

• Council will vote by confidential ballot on the candidates to take forward

• Unsuccessful short-listed candidates will return to the pool for consideration for a period of up to a maximum of five subsequent years

• Staff will undertake due diligence research before any candidates are proposed for election

• Prospective Honorary Fellows will be contacted before their proposal for election to gauge their appetite for involvement with the Academy

• A maximum of three candidates will be proposed for election at the AGM on 4 December