Nomination process

Graphic gold trophy icon text Lord Mayor Awards

The Lord Mayor Award is for individuals or organisations that live, work or are based in Sheffield. Anyone can make a nomination, as long as they're not a relative or partner of the nominee or nominees. You can nominate in six categories. 

There are no limits to how many people you can nominate in each category. Visit the different award category pages to find out what the judges will be looking for in nominations (criteria for judging).

Nomination deadlines

Nominations open on Tuesday 17 September and close at midnight on Friday 29 November.

How to nominate

We have a number of ways in which you can nominate a person, group or organisation for a Lord Mayor Award from digital to print. Please make sure that, however you choose to nominate, you have included all of the information we need to consider the nomination, this includes:

  • Name of person being nominated
  • Organisation or group they are affiliated with (if appropriate)
  • Contact details of the nominee
  • Contact email or phone number of the person nominating
  • Category being nominated in
  • Reasons why the person is being nominated

Please note that the Lord Mayor is unable to submit a nomination on anyone else's behalf. We are unable to accept nominations for people to be Lord Mayor.

Download the nomination form below.
Email us

Send an email to lordmayor@sheffield.gov.uk, with your nomination. Be sure to include Lord Mayor Awards Nomination in your subject line. 

At a local library

Nomination forms will be available in local libraries and the Central library. Staff will be on hand to give you help in filling this out if you need it. 

Alternatively you can drop a nomination letter in at a library in the list below.
You can do this at the following libraries:

  • Central
  • Ecclesall
  • Woodseats
  • Highfield
  • Crystal Peaks
  • Manor
  • Darnall
  • Firth Park
  • Parson Cross
  • Chapeltown
  • Hillsborough
  • Stocksbridge
By post

We are happy to receive posted nominations, please send them to:

Lord Mayor Awards

The Lord Mayor’s Office

Town Hall

Sheffield

S1 2HH