FY2023 JSCE Awards Application Guidelines
International Lifetime Contribution AwardInternational Outstanding Collaboration Award

1．International Lifetime Contribution Award
Criteria
Nominee should:
i. internationally demonstrate outstanding contributions to the improvement andadvancement of civil engineering, and/or the development of infrastructure throughtechnical exchange, collaboration and cooperation between Japan and the othercountries, andii. show the accomplishments and achievements in building and/or enhancing thescience, technology and practice of civil engineering with unsurpassed dedication
and unyielding commitment.
2. International Outstanding Collaboration Award
Criteria
Nominee should:
i. be around 50 years old or younger as of April 1, 2023,
ii. internationally demonstrate great contributions to the improvement andadvancement of civil engineering, and/or the development of infrastructure throughtechnical exchange, cooperation and collaboration between Japan and the othercountries,iii. show high-level commitment to the civil engineering profession and excellent
leadership qualities which inspire his/her colleagues and juniors to motivate andachieve their goals, andiv. have growth potential for the future, who can pursue and achieve his/her goals.
3. Others
Nominee is not restricted to the JSCE Member.
Those who meet the aforementioned criteria are eligible to be nominated.
The distinction between Japanese and foreign civil engineers is removed
4. Nomination
i. A nomination is considered valid if it is submitted by the persons who fall within
one of the following categories.
-JSCE Honorary Member-Fellow Member-Corporate Member-Special Member-JSCE International Section Member, and-JSCE’s Agreement of Cooperation Societyii. Self-nomination is accepted.
iii. Nominator may submit more than one nomination for a category.
iv. Nominator should use the requested nomination form. After filling it out, the1nominator will submit the form by the deadline stated below.
v. Nominator may provide the references which prove and describe nominee’s
eligibility for the award. Those references must be submitted in PDF by uploading to
the website (http://committes.jsce.or.jp/kouken_sho/).
Note: In the case that nomination is made by an organization, society, institute and thelike, the nomination must be submitted by their leadership for that body.
5. Selection
JSCE Award Selection Committee will carefully review the nomination letters anddocuments submitted by the deadline and select award recipients.
Nominees’ performances, achievements and accomplishments made by December 31,
2023 will be given consideration in short-listing for the awards.
The International Lifetime Contribution Award nominees who are not selected for theawards for the subject year will be reconsidered only the following year unless thenominator otherwise indicates objection by checking the box on the requested nomination
form. In this case, the nominator may nominate two individuals for an award.
Please note that the nominees being selected for the awards in the past are not consideredin selection processes for the same award.
6. JSCE Awards Ceremony
The award recipients will be invited to the awards ceremony for an official announcement
which is held during FY2023 JSCE General Assembly. The International Lifetime
Contribution Award and International Outstanding Collaboration Award recipients will
receive a plaque and certificate at the ceremony.
FY2023 JSCE General Assembly is held in Tokyo on Friday, June 14, 2024.
7. Nomination Deadline
17:00 on Friday, January 19, 2024, Japan Time
Nominations for the International Lifetime Contribution Award and International
Outstanding Collaboration Award shall be submitted online to the JSCE International
Lifetime Contribution Award Selection Committee located in the JSCE Headquarters inTokyo, Japan.
*Please submit nomination forms by uploading to the website:< https://committees.jsce.or.jp/kouken_sho/ > Contact
JSCE International Lifetime Contribution Award Selection Committee
c/o JSCE Headquarters
Yotsuya 1-chome, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 160-0004
Tel: +81-(0)3-3355-3442, Fax+ 81-(0)3-5379-0125
Ref. JSCE Awards: http://www.jsce.or.jp/prize/index.shtml (Japanese),
http://www.jsce-int.org/a_t (English)

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