Call for Nominations for Honorary Life Member

Deadline : January 31, 2026

Nominations are now open for candidates for ISME honorary life membership, to be bestowed at the General Assembly to be held in July 2026.
ISME's Honorary Life Membership is a highly prestigious recognition, bestowed on selected individuals for their dedication to music education and to ISME. It is conferred at the General Assembly, held at each biennial world conference.

For more information, click on the relevant links:

Before you start you will need:

  • Contact details of your nominee - Email, City, Country/Region
  • CV for the nominee (PDF)
  • Narrative of no more than 4 pages for why you wish to nominate this member (PDF)

If you are unable to use the online nominations system, please send an email to comms@isme.org and we will organise an alternative method of nomination for you.

Important Dates:

Open Call for nominations for Honorary Life Membership
02 December 2025
Deadline for nominations
31 January 2026
Review of Nominees by HLM Committee
01 February 2026
Report by HLM Committee to CEO & Board
01 March 2026
Presentation in General Assembly
30 July 2026

Remember: You must be a current ISME member to submit your nominations.
Please Join or Login to renew your ISME membership (by clicking "My Account" after you login).

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