Founders Award nomination guidance

We are delighted that you would like to nominate for a Founder's Award. Here, we set out how you should approach the form.

The Founder awards are conducted annually and on a rolling basis, meaning a nomination can be submitted at any time within the awarding year between the 1 January and 1 October.

Nominations should be clear and concise and adhere to the following structure and content. You can write a nomination directly onto the form, or upload a word document, its your choice. 

It's helpful if you can break your nomination up into several paragraphs for ease of reading.

Introduction

This should introduce the nominee, your relationship, how long they have been a Member or associated with Blind Veterans UK, their community, and outline what specifically they have been nominated for and why.

Word count: 100 words

Reason for your nomination

You need to provide evidence to support your nomination and give a few examples. Try to remain specific to the award category, rather than adding examples that are not applicable. If you have multiple examples that you feel fit another category, write an additional nomination.

You cannot submit the same nomination into more than one award category.

The following is a good example:

Joe Bloggs is an extremely talented athlete and previously played football at county level before losing his sight. Since then, he has dedicated himself to re-learning old skills whilst demonstrating his ability to adapt to a new game.

Passionate and driven, Joe continuously encourages other Members to participate to improve their physical fitness and tackle social isolation. He has even applied himself to achieve an FA Level 2 Coaching Award, and now regularly leads sessions across the Region and captains his local Blind Football Club.

Word count: approximately 200 words

Conclusion

It's good to end by providing insight into your nominee's personal qualities, attributes and values. It's useful to conclude with their future aspirations as consistent with the award category.

Word count: approximately 100 words