{"id":22571,"date":"2026-08-28T13:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/article\/new-cms-launches-new-online-nomination-system-for-awards-and-prizes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:48:48","slug":"new-cms-launches-new-online-nomination-system-for-awards-and-prizes","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/article\/new-cms-launches-new-online-nomination-system-for-awards-and-prizes\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: CMS Launches New Online Nomination System for Awards and Prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22571\" class=\"elementor elementor-22571\" data-elementor-post-type=\"article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b79fdc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b79fdc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef93d46\" data-id=\"ef93d46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cad7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39cad7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CMS Launches New Online Nomination System for Awards and Prizes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb9ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fb9ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>A simpler, centralized way to submit, manage and track nominations for all CMS awards<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Ottawa, ON &#8211; <\/strong>The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce the launch of its new online Awards Nomination System. From now on, this centralized platform will be used to submit nominations for all CMS awards and prizes, replacing the previous process of sending nomination packages and supporting documents by email.<\/p><p>The new system is designed to provide nominators with a more modern, organized and user-friendly experience. It brings nomination information, supporting materials, status updates and reminders together in one place. It even makes it simple for supporters to upload their Letters of Reference without going through the nominator.<\/p><p>CMS awards and prizes recognize excellence in mathematical research and education, as well as outstanding service and contributions to the Canadian mathematical community.<\/p><h1><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>What the new system offers<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><ul><li>Submit nomination information and supporting materials through one online portal.<\/li><li>Monitor the progress and completeness of each nomination.<\/li><li>Track outstanding supporting documents and required materials.<\/li><li>Receive automatic notifications and reminders about important deadlines or missing information.<\/li><li>Review and update nominations during the applicable nomination period.<\/li><li>Simple web interface for selection committees to review all portfolios under consideration.<\/li><li>Use one account to manage current and future CMS nominations.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dc2762 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dc2762\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-850f82c\" data-id=\"850f82c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95f552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95f552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Submitting a new nomination<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p>To begin a nomination, visit the CMS Awards and Prizes page, select the relevant award or prize, review the eligibility requirements and required materials, and follow the link to begin a nomination in the new system.<\/p><p>New nominators will be asked to create an account using their email address. Returning nominators can sign in to review current nominations or begin a new one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9371ee6\" data-id=\"9371ee6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73706ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73706ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>CMS Awards and Prizes: <\/strong><\/span><\/h3><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.math.ca\/awards\/\">cms.math.ca\/awards\/<\/a><\/h4><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>CMS Awards Nomination System: <\/strong><\/span><\/h3><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/awardnoms.cms.math.ca\/\">awardnoms.cms.math.ca\/<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3505f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3505f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c15dfdd\" data-id=\"c15dfdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca8bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bca8bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Previous Nominations<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p>Nominators with an active nomination from a previous cycle do not need to resubmit their nomination package. Existing eligible nominations have been transferred to the new system and will remain available for consideration in upcoming cycles, in accordance with the rules of the relevant award or prize.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfbf355 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfbf355\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd31d88\" data-id=\"bd31d88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d17ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d17ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>No immediate action is required. <\/strong>Nominators only need to access the system if they wish to review or update their nomination.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-297c641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"297c641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afeeac0\" data-id=\"afeeac0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4beb43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4beb43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Affected nominators will receive a separate email from the CMS identifying their existing nomination or nominations and providing instructions for accessing their account, setting a password, and reviewing or updating their materials. The account will be connected to the email address previously used for the nomination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e7e9da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e7e9da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11267f5\" data-id=\"11267f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f4f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11f4f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000080;\">Recognizing excellence across the mathematical community<\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p>This new system is an important step in modernizing the CMS awards process and making nominations easier to submit, organize and follow. The CMS encourages members of the mathematical community to explore the current calls and help recognize the deserving individuals and groups whose work strengthens mathematics in Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5e4f1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5e4f1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3067c6\" data-id=\"d3067c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c89cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c89cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Questions or requests for assistance<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Email: <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:awards-prizes@cms.math.ca\"><strong>awards-prizes@cms.math.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"author":11,"template":"","section":[487],"keyword":[],"class_list":["post-22571","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","section-feature"],"toolset-meta":{"author-4-info":{"author-4-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-4-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-4-honorific":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-4-institution":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-4-email":{"type":"email","raw":""},"author-4-cms-role":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"author-3-info":{"author-3-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-3-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-3-honorific":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-3-institution":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-3-email":{"type":"email","raw":""},"author-3-cms-role":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"author-2-info":{"author-2-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-2-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-2-honorific":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-2-institution":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-2-email":{"type":"email","raw":""},"author-2-cms-role":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"author-info":{"author-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-honorific":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-email":{"type":"email","raw":""},"author-institution":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-cms-role":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"unknown":{"downloadable-pdf":{"type":"file","raw":"","attachment_id":null},"article-toc-weight":{"type":"numeric","raw":"1"},"author-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/22571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/22571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22580,"href":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/22571\/revisions\/22580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/section?post=22571"},{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathmatters.cms.math.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=22571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}