# Nominate someone for an award > Select Recognize, then Give an award. Choose the people, the award and its value, write why they deserve it and send it. Most nominations go to an approver before anyone gets points. - Product: Recognition › Recognize colleagues - Who can do this: Employees with permission to nominates, Delegates with nominate permissions - Plan: Recognition - Where: Vantage Circle web app - Last checked: 15 Oct 2026 - Web page: https://www.vantagecircle.com/en/help/recognition/recognize-colleagues/nominate-someone-for-an-award/ You can nominate people only if your company has given you permission. If you can, you'll see **Nominate** when you select **Recognize** on your home feed, or **Start recognizing here...**. Select **Give an award**. On a computer, you can also select **Nominate** in the panel on the left. If a colleague has let you nominate on their behalf, you're first asked whether you're nominating for them or for yourself. 1. **Choose who.** Search by name or email under **Colleagues**, select people, then select **Next**. Most companies allow up to 50 people in one nomination. Yours may allow up to 70. Your company may limit who you can find, for example to your own department. 2. **Answer the questions.** If your company uses recognition questions, answer them. The awards you see next depend on your answers. 3. **Choose the award.** Pick a category with **Category** if there's more than one, or use **Search awards**. A thumbs-up marks an award recommended for the people you chose. A star marks a panel award. 4. **Choose the value.** Under **Award Value**, pick an amount if the award offers more than one. Each person is listed by country, with a tick if they're eligible. If your company shows it, you'll see your remaining budget for each country. Select **Next**. 5. **Choose the approver.** If your company shows this step, pick someone under **Select Approver**. If you see **Add Cc**, add people to copy into the winner's email. Select **Next**. 6. **Write the nomination.** - The **Recognition Message** appears on the feed post if the nomination is approved. You have up to 1,000 characters. - Fill in **Business Justification** and any other boxes your company added. Approvers read these with your nomination. They can also appear in admin recognition reports. Some boxes also ask for a 1 to 5 rating, which you have to give. - If you see **Attach supporting files**, add up to 5 images, videos or documents of up to 5 MB each. They go to your approver, not the feed. - Pick tags or values if your company uses them. Fields marked * are required. 7. **Choose who can see it.** In the footer, pick **Shared**, **Restricted** or **Private**. You only see the options the award allows. See [Who sees your recognition post](/en/help/recognition/recognize-colleagues/who-sees-your-recognition-post/). 8. **Send it.** For a private post, select **Post**. Otherwise select **Preview**, check the post, then **Submit**. Panel awards work a little differently. Most take one person per nomination. You don't choose an approver; the nomination goes to a panel for voting. Select **Submit** to send it. See [Vote on a panel award or announce the winner](/en/help/recognition/recognize-colleagues/vote-on-a-panel-award-or-announce-the-winner/). ## What happens next You'll see "An email has been sent to the Approver!" The approver gets an email and a notification. Nobody gets points, and nothing goes on the feed, until the nomination is approved. Some awards need two approvals. You get an email when the first approver passes it on, when it's approved, and when it's declined. A decline email includes the approver's reason. If you see "Your nomination is successful!" instead, no approval was needed and the award has been given. When it's approved, the people you nominated get an email. If the award has a certificate, it's attached. ## Track, edit or cancel a nomination Select **Awards** in the panel on the left, open the **Given** tab and use **View by** to choose **Approved**, **Pending**, **Declined** or **Panel Award**. - If your company allows it, **Pending** nominations have **Cancel**. You can cancel only before the approver acts. - If your company allows it, **Pending** and **Declined** nominations have **Edit**. It reopens the form so you can change it and send it again. ## Whose budget pays That depends on how your company set it up. The points come from your approver's budget or from your own. If they come from yours, you can't give more than you have. ## If something goes wrong **You don't see Nominate or Give an award.** You don't have permission to nominate, or your company doesn't use awards. Ask your HR team. **"No approver(s) found"** No approver is set up for this award and these people. Ask your HR team. **"The total amount being awarded exceeds the available budget"** You don't have enough budget in that country. Lower the value or remove someone. **"Not eligible, as your previous nomination for the same user is still pending!"** You already nominated one of these people for this award, and it's waiting for approval. **"Not eligible, as minimum applicable months for this award is 6 months from DOJ!"** Someone you chose hasn't worked long enough for this award. The number of months depends on the award. **"Not eligible, as the awardee grade is restricted from this award!"** The award isn't open to someone's job grade. Choose a different award. **"More then 50 receivers are not permissible."** Reduce this nomination to 50 people. These steps are for the web.