International Awards

All club and distinguished awards will be submitted in an online format. Paper copies will not be accepted.

Please direct all questions concerning contests and awards to Circle K International Vice President, Katie Lynch at [email protected].

Endorsement Sheets: This year, CKI chose to forgo collecting District Endorsement sheets. A document request feature has been implemented during the submission process for the “Letters of Recommendation” section to ensure the validity of responses. Please be aware, upon submission of award applications, you must ensure all information reported in your application is true and valid. If any information included in your application is false and/or forged, your application will be disqualified.

Award Resources:

Awards Criteria
Awards Trackers
Awards Manual

Distinguished Awards

All distinguished awards must be submitted online.

Due dates: 
April 10, 2024: Distinguished Governor, District Administrator and District
April 17, 2024: All other remaining Distinguished Awards.

*Late submissions will not be accepted due to technical difficulties. Waiting until the deadline increases the chances of issues so please plan on submitting early.*

• Distinguished District
• Distinguished District Governor
• Distinguished District Administrator
• Distinguished District Secretary-Treasurer
• Distinguished District Secretary
• Distinguished District Treasurer
• Distinguished District Editor
• Distinguished District Chairperson
Distinguished District Committee Chair
• Distinguished Lieutenant Governor
• Distinguished Kiwanis Committee Member
• Distinguished International Chairperson

Club Awards

All club awards must be submitted online. Due date: May 15, 2024

• Club Achievement Award
• Club Promotional Video Award
• Outstanding Single Service Award
• Outstanding District Newsletter/Bulletin
• Outstanding Service Initiative Involvement
• Charter of the Year Award 

Individual Awards

All individual awards must be submitted online. Due date: May 15, 2024

• CKI Hall of Fame Award
• Outstanding International Committee Member

Signature Project Contest 

All signature project applications must be submitted online. Due date: May 15, 2024. This contest is only open to clubs. Districts may not apply. The project must occur annually. Please read the rules and regulations carefully before applying.

• Signature Project

Growth Enhances Membership (G.E.M.) Awards

No application needed– all clubs are eligible!

Individual Recognition Awards

All individual recognition awards will now be submitted through an online form. The person making the nomination should use the criteria below to complete the nomination process. All supporting documents must be combined into one PDF when completing the form. Applications are due no later than January 12, 2024.

Circle of Service Award

The Circle of Service Award was created to annually recognize and honor an individual within Kiwanis International who has made the most outstanding contribution to all of Circle K International. Those individuals, who are neither salaried Kiwanis officials nor Circle K members, shall be eligible to receive this award. Individuals may not be recognized with this award more than once. Nominations are submitted prior to the international convention and voted on by the Circle K International Board. If in the determination of the CKI Board, no qualified nominees have been submitted, then the award shall not be given that year. If a qualified nominee is chosen, the award is presented at the international convention.

Outstanding Alumni

The Circle K International Outstanding Alumni Award is designed to recognize one outstanding Circle K Alumnus who has remained committed to the realization of mankind’s potential after his/her years as a Circle K member.

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