Timetable

Timetable for the 2010-12 Diamond Jubilee Round

Invitation to enter the Round plus Entry Document with guidance on criteria and application requirements sent to heads of eligible institutions         
Early October 2010

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES                                                                                            
FRIDAY 1 APRIL 2011

Assessment of entries                                                                                                       
April – September 2011
(Further information about the content of entries may be sought from institutions from about the end of June)

Awards Council makes recommendations to the Prime Minister for advice to The Queen

Late September

Heads of Prize-winning institutions notified personally and in confidence                                                                                
October 2011

Reception and public announcement of the Prize-winners at St. James’s Palace               
Thursday 24 November* 2011

National celebration banquet at Guildhall City of London                                                 
Thursday 23 February* 2012 

Presentation of The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education at Buckingham Palace                                                                    
Friday 24 February* 2012

*The dates for these events are provisional but are best estimates for planning purposes. 
They will not be confirmed before October 2011.