Welcome to the NCEA Beacon & Legacy Awards Nomination Portal

Thank you for recognizing an outstanding Catholic educator or leader. Before continuing, download and review the NCEA Beacon & Legacy Awards Nomination Guide.

Accessing the Portal: Create an account or log in to the Awards Portal below. Your Awards Portal account is separate from all other NCEA accounts and is unique to this nomination site. You may save your work and return to it before the nomination window closes.

Important Dates:

• Nomination deadline: October 30, 2026
• Nominees will be notified in December 2026.
• Recipients will be honored on Monday, March 29, at the President’s Dinner and Awards during the NCEA 2027 Convention in Indianapolis. Learn more about NCEA 2027 at www.NCEA.org/NCEA2027.

Questions: For nomination or technical questions, contact Sarah Roberts at sarah@ncea.org.