The Outstanding Advising Program Awards annually recognize programs that document innovative and/or exemplary practices resulting in improvement of academic advising services. The winners will be awarded a plaque and are honored at the Awards Ceremony held during the Annual Conference in the fall. Any regionally accredited post-secondary institution may submit an application. NACADA affiliation is not required. Previous Program Award Winners or Certificates of Merit recipients are eligible only if three years have elapsed since their selection and the program has been significantly modified or altered. Only one nomination per institution will be considered. The Selection Committee will not consider multiple nominations for different programs within the same institution. Programs must have been operational for three or more years (time frame may include pilot period). Data to substantiate program effectiveness must be included with the submission. Programs lacking data to substantiate at least three years of program effectiveness will not be evaluated. Evidence of an outstanding program will include, but not limited to: Innovative Quality, Creativity, Currency, Institutional Commitment, Impact, and Transferability. A completed nomination, a program abstract, and an original, publishable manuscript must be submitted. Please visit the award's website for more information.