Global awards designed to recognize those exceptional individuals and teams who have made a lasting impact in internal audit. Created to highlight achievements that drive the profession forward, celebrate excellence in advancing internal audit education, and inspire the next generation of leaders.
Help recognize the individuals, teams, and organizations making a lasting impact on the internal audit profession. Celebrate their achievements and share their stories with the global internal audit community.
Nominations for the 2027 IIA Excellence Awards are open November 2, 2026 – January 11, 2027.
From inspiring students and educators to visionary Chief Audit Executives, emerging Young Professionals, and leaders driving innovation and lasting change, excellence takes many forms. The IIA Excellence Awards celebrate the individuals and organizations shaping the future of our profession. Nominate a colleague, a team, an organization; or yourself, for a 2027 IIA Excellence Award.
Celebrate the exceptional individuals and teams whose achievements have advanced the internal audit profession. Explore the stories of past recipients and discover the lasting impact they’ve made on our global community.
The IIA honors outstanding contributions to the internal audit profession through a variety of programs celebrating achievement in service, research, certification, and publishing.
Celebrating high-performing internal auditors age 30 and under, recognized by Internal Auditor magazine.
Presented by Internal Auditor magazine, the Ted Keys Award honors the most outstanding article demonstrating clarity, practicality, and relevance to internal auditing.
Presented by Internal Auditor magazine, the John B. Thurston Award honors the author of the article voted each year as the most outstanding in the field of internal auditing.
As The Institute of Internal Auditors continues to evolve and refine our awards program, we have made the thoughtful decision to discontinue the following awards.
This change allows us to reimagine our recognition process to better celebrate outstanding contributions within our community.
We extend our sincere gratitude to all past honorees whose achievements these awards recognized.
