*Please read these instructions carefully and thoroughly before beginning the nomination process. You will not be able to proceed until you have agreed to these terms and instructions.
Nominations that do not meet these criteria may not be considered.
NEA
- Accepts nominations without regard to race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin.
- Reserves the right to present no award, to select a nominee other than the person(s) or organization nominated for an award, or to move a nominee to another award category.
- Presents awards to nominees as selected by the NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards Committee and approved by the NEA Executive Committee.
Nominees
- May be individuals, schools, NEA affiliates, or organizations working in the area of human and civil rights.
- Must be an NEA member(s) if eligible for membership. To facilitate our verification, please be sure to include the membership ID or last four digits of the social security number.
- Must have engaged in human and civil rights activities that have community-wide impact.
- Must not have performed the activities that meet the awards criteria as part of compensated Association staff responsibilities (paid full- or part-time local, state, and national staff), unless noted differently in award criteria.
Nominators
- Must be an NEA member, affiliate, or caucus.
- Must make each nomination for a specific award category.
- Must submit a separate nomination application form for each nominee/nominating award category.
Nominations
- All nomination materials, including supporting documents, must be submitted online at nea.org/hcrawards. Please contact Alexandria Richardson with questions at (202) 822-7640 or ARichardson@nea.org. All below Sections of the Nomination Application must be completed and submitted online:
Human and Civil Rights Awards Nomination Form (not considered part of the supporting materials)
- Be sure to include nominator’s NEA membership ID number or last four digits of Social Security Number to facilitate an NEA membership check. If the nominee is eligible for membership, please provide his/her NEA membership ID number or last four digits of Social Security Number to facilitate an NEA membership check.
Criteria Eligibility Form (not considered part of the supporting materials)
- Complete official Criteria Eligibility Form for selected category that briefly highlights how your nominee meets ONE or MORE of the award criteria within the block space provided.
Nomination Supporting Materials/Organizing Form - All Supporting Materials must be clearly titled and identified in the corresponding Nomination Supporting Materials/Organizing Form. Supporting Materials must be uploaded and submitted online. Photo and Resume of the Nominee are mandatory. Some examples of supporting materials are:
- Nominee’s Photo (mandatory; not considered part of the supporting materials)
- Nominee’s photo must be uploaded and submitted online in .jpeg format;
- Nominee’s photo must be of high quality for reproduction purposes;
- Nominee’s resumé or Organization’s Information (mandatory; not considered part of the supporting materials)
- This section may be up to 4 pages single-spaced or 2 pages double spaced of Times New Roman 12 pt.;
- Nominee’s resume must be uploaded and submitted online in .pdf or Microsoft Word format;
- Nominee’s resume may be up to 4 pages double-spaced or 2 pages single-spaced of Times New Roman 12 pt. font only;
- An organization’s information may include a fact sheet, history, and/or background information as the resumé;
- Additional information supporting criteria eligibility;
- Letters of recommendation – up to 3 (Note: Letters of recommendation must be uploaded in Microsoft Word or .pdf format);
- News clippings/flyers, etc. (Note: .pdf files may be uploaded and attached to the Nomination Application and/or links to website articles can be uploaded. Scanned .pdf files of articles or newspapers must be legible or they will not be considered);
- Video files or youtube links of the Nominee that support the eligibility criteria;
- Other materials as listed under Supporting Materials in official Nomination Application.
- If you have additional Supporting Materials or pieces of information about the Nominee that you feel would strongly support their profile; but that cannot be submitted online; please contact Alexandria Richardson at ARichardson@nea.org. On a case by case basis, these items may be mailed in and must be postmarked no later than December 9th Mailed items will not be accepted if they can be submitted online.
Nomination applications must be submitted online on or before December 9, 2016. Nominate and Submit online at www.nea.org/hcrawards.
Any additional supporting materials that are mailed, must be postmarked on or before December 9, 2016 and mailed to:
NEA Human and Civil Rights
Attn: Shannon Nephew
1201 16th St., N.W.
Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036-3290
(202) 822-7737