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Nominating New Fellows of WAAS

AN INVITATION Unlike most academies and similar membership organizations, WAAS elects new Fellows on the basis of nominations from its present members. All Fellows and Associate Fellows are eligible to participate in the nominating process, and we invite you to do so. Our by-laws prescribe no formal qualifications -- such as age or possession of advanced degrees -- for becoming a Fellow. Criteria to be used in selecting candidates include:

  1. Distinction or accomplishment in one’s profession. A candidate should be a person who would qualify for membership in a national academy of his or her field.
  2. Interdisciplinary interests or accomplishments.
  3. Record of public service.
  4. Global perspective. To be a Fellow of the Academy is to be a member of global civil society, concerned for the welfare of an increasingly-interconnected global civilization.

Since its founding the Academy’s membership has included not only distinguished artists and scientists, but also members of the medical and legal professions, public officials, past and present heads of state, leaders of nongovernmental organizations, authors and journalists, scholars in the social sciences and humanities, business executives and entrepreneurs.

Any Fellow or Associate Fellow wishing to make a nomination should obtain a CV or resume from the candidate, and write a letter of nomination outlining the candidate’s qualifications and personal character.

The candidate should be informed that nominations are ordinarily voted on four times yearly, and that nomination does not guarantee election to the Academy. The nominator should also, if possible, arrange for a seconding letter to be written by another Fellow of the Academy. All nominating materials, including the CV with current address and email, must be on electronic file, preferably MS Word, and should be submitted to the offices of the President and Secretary-general: president<at>worldacademy.org and jose.furtado<at>imperial.ac.uk

Membership in the Academy involves no dues or financial obligations, but members are invited annually to make a voluntary contribution to the Academy’s work.