Submitting for Examples of Excelencia
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Ready to submit your program profile? Take a moment to review the steps below to guide you through the submission process.
1. Confirm Eligibility
Programs from institutions in the Excelencia in Action (E-Action) Network and community-based organizations are eligible to submit for the 2026 Examples of Excelencia cycle. Not sure if your institution is eligible? Contact the Institutional Programs team at Examples@EdExcelencia.org to confirm your institution’s status or learn how to join the E-Action Network.
2. Choose An Issue Area
There are four key issue areas: AI Innovation, Career and Workforce, Teaching and Learning, and Student Supports. We encourage program leaders to select the area that best reflects the work of their program in advancing Latino, and all, student success.
If you are unsure which issue area to select, consider drafting your program narrative first. Sharing your draft with someone outside your program can offer a helpful perspective and inform your decision about which issue area best represents the need your program addresses.
Learn more about the issue areas:
3. Craft Your Narrative
As you prepare your submission, you’ll have access to tools and capacity-building opportunities designed to support how you reflect on, measure, and share your program’s impact.
The Examples of Excelencia Program Profile Submission Form is designed to guide this reflection, helping programs articulate their mission and goals, describe the need they address, document the evidence-based practices they implement, outline staffing and funding, and share both quantitative and qualitative evidence of effectiveness.
GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR EXAMPLES SUBMISSION
Excelencia’s capacity building programming offers institutions the opportunity to examine their own data, practices, and leadership strategies to demonstrate measurable outcomes that resonate with funders, policymakers, and stakeholders, bridging internal growth with external proof of impact on Latino, and all, student success.
Explore below the upcoming opportunities where you can gain practical tools and community learning to help you confidently prepare your submission for Examples of Excelencia.
2026 Examples of Excelencia Submission Webinar - During this one-hour virtual session on February 11, 2026, 1-2pm ET, the Institutional Programs team will provide an overview of the submission process, including what is new in 2026. Register here.
Sharing Excellence: A Workshop to Craft Stories of Impactful Programs - A workshop series that offers higher education leaders a writing lab experience to craft a narrative of your program efforts grounded in intentionality and evidence. Registration is open to all, with priority for institutions in the E-Action network. Three virtual sessions on February 24, 25 and 26, 1-3pm ET, Register here.
Finding What Works: Exploring Your Campus for Impactful Programs - A workshop series to support your institution's journey in identifying programs serving Latino, and all, students and exploring their impact. Two virtual facilitated cohorts to choose from. Registration is open to all, with priority for institutions in the E-Action network.
Questions about Examples of Excelencia? We are here to help. Contact the Institutional Programs team at Examples@EdExcelencia.org.
Click here to start your submission (coming soon).
Click here to download a Word version of the 2026 Examples of Excelencia Program Profile Submission Form (coming soon). (Note: You may use the Word version to draft your responses offline. When ready, all submissions must be completed and submitted through the online portal).
To support you in this process, we encourage you to use the Examples of Excelencia Program Profile Submission Guide as you craft your narrative. The guide includes a checklist to help ensure you share a clear and compelling story about your program’s impact.
Click here to download a PDF of the 2026 Examples of Excelencia Program Profile Submission Guide (coming Soon).
Next Steps
After submitting the program profile submission form, a confirmation message will appear on your screen. A confirmation email will also be sent to the email you provided in the submission form. If you do not receive either message, please Contact the Institutional Programs team at Examples@EdExcelencia.org.
Our team will provide you with an update to your program profile submission status in late June. Click here to learn more about our process and to view key dates. If you have any questions, please contact us Examples@EdExcelencia.org.
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