Honorary Fellowships (Hon FCIPR) are granted by the Board of Directors in exceptional circumstances in recognition of outstanding lifetime services to the Institute and/or the development of the public relations profession. They are usually - although not always - awarded towards the end of a person's working career. An Honorary Fellowship entitles the holder to lifetime membership of the CIPR without requirement to pay fees or complete CPD. Honorary Fellows do not have to be existing members of the CIPR.
The process for awarding of Honorary Fellowships is through nomination by CIPR members (MCIPR and FCIPR).
The Board considers nominations for Honorary Fellowship once a year, in September. It considers only nominations received in the year before the 31 August preceding this meeting.
Honorary Fellowships are given as a gift of the CIPR, so individuals cannot self-nominate. The Board also has the discretion not to make an award. You can find a list of CIPR's Honorary Fellows on the webpage
located here.
To nominate someone for a CIPR Honorary Fellowship, please
download and complete this form and return it to
[email protected].
The process to award Honorary Fellowship recognition is different to that used to award CIPR Fellowship (FCIPR), in recognition of the distinction of the Hon FCIPR award. The CIPR continues to welcome applications for FCIPR Fellowships which is an honour bestowed upon CIPR members in recognition of their contribution to the Institute and the PR profession. A full explanation of the Fellowship criteria and nomination process is outlined on the
CIPR Fellowship member grade page here .