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Entry Criteria:

Please address the General Criteria for all nominations and then the specific criteria for each category. You don’t have to address all of the criteria points these are just a guide to help you.

It is important that you try to keep to the guidelines of these criteria when completing your nomination.

General Criteria
· Academic achievements
· Personal goals and other achievements
· Degree of difficulty and sacrifices made to achieve, past and in the future
· Personal interests and involvement in the wider community
· Contribution and benefits to society
· Samples of press articles, awards, certificates, photos etc

The Northern Territory Government Career Achievement Award
· Career profile - work experience, strengths, career path - development plan
· Communication, marketing and management skills
· Position in work environment - industry background
· Creativity - innovation - entrepreneurial skills
· Responsibilities - support available
· Budget and staffing control - number of staff, skills etc
· Personal development - extracurricular activities
· Financial position of business
· Contribution to team management

The McArthur River Mining Regional and Rural Initiative Award
· Contribution to the regional and rural community – economic, social or environmental
· Contribution to the regional and rural economy – productivity, employment, now and in the future
· Initiative and innovation – planning, management, leadership
· Source of funding
· Individual or team effort
· Self-development
· Length of service

The Minister for Young Territorians Excellence in Youth Leadership Award
· Initiative and innovation in a leadership capacity
· Involvement in setting the direction of the group/organisation in which they have been involved
· Active effort in working toward the group’s goals with group members
· Training, support and encouragement of group members
· Commitment to their own personal development by participation in courses/forums/conventions and other training opportunities
· A worthwhile contribution to their community or the Territory

The Somerville Community Service Award
· Length of service in each area
· Who has benefited from service
· Barriers and how they have been overcome
· Range of groups and number of people involved
· Nature of your individual input
· Hours of unpaid voluntary work
· Contribution to lasting solutions

The Northern Territory Government Young Carer’s Award
· Commitment to caring for an elderly or disabled person
· Activities that benefit the disadvantaged
· Level of assistance required – bathing, travel requirements, banking
· Number of carers hours paid and/or unpaid
· Degree of time and effort of carers duties
· Contribution that carer makes to their local community
· Training, education and courses undertaken
· Degree of independence, health improvement, confidence and self worth of the elderly or disabled person

The Charles Darwin University Arts Award
· Commitment to personal development in the arts
· Prizes and Awards - local, national, international
· Performance / exhibition achievements
· Creativity and professional standards
· Samples of work and awards, where possible

The Power & Water Science and Engineering Award
· Goals and degree of difficulty in achieving
· Complexity of endeavour
· Inventiveness, ingenuity and entrepreneurial skills
· Scientific or engineering awards received (include samples if possible)
· Contribution to community, commercial application, or broader field of research

The Perkins Shipping Sports Award
· Career development - motivation, commitment, sacrifices, competitiveness & ability to achieve goals
· Athletic achievements - results on a local, national and international scale, samples where possible
· Vocational development - education, courses undertaken, work experience, part-time or full-time athlete, samples where possible
· Contribution to the community - impact on the community, coaching clinics attended, promotion of sport and associated groups

The ConocoPhillips Environment Award
· Current environmental impact on a local, national or world scale
· Impact on community behaviour
· Future impact on environmental preservation
· Source of funding
· Management and leadership skills
· Is this a solo or team effort
· Voluntary or paid involvement
· Achievements – past, current and future

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Nomination Tips:
  1. Complete the official Nomination Form

  2. Review the General Criteria and Category Criteria detailed

  3. Using the Category Criteria determine the most suitable category (nominees may enter more than one category, however, we require a separate application for each)

  4. Prepare a summary of the nominee using the criteria provided (up to 2,000 words) - included in this summary should be a 100 word profile that can be used for media purposes.

  5. Attach relevant newspaper articles, awards, certificates, photographs, etc

  6. Provide four recent, different, clear photographs labelled with the nominee’s full name and address

  7. Forward the original nomination and one A4 single-sided photocopy

  8. Nomination and contents will remain the property of the Young Achiever Awards Program and will not be returned

 

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Conditions of Entry:

  • Entry into the Young Achiever Awards is free and open to all men and women between 14 and 26 years of age

  • Nominees must be Australian citizens and reside in the Northern Territory of nomination for at least 2 years

  • People currently residing outside of Northern Territory due to work or study commitments are still eligible to enter

  • Nominations may only be made on the official form, by mail, fax or e-mail. An original and one complete copy should be forwarded with the nomination, along with at least 4 different, clear good quality colour photos and supporting material

  • Applicants may nominate for more than one category if appropriate. Multiple nominations, however, must be submitted separately and each nomination must carry its own supporting material

  • It is permissible to contact the Awards Office for guidance regarding compilation of nomination submissions

  • All nomination information and material submitted remains the property of the Awards Australia office and will not be returned

  • Nominees agree to make themselves available without cost for publicity purposes as required prior to and after the Awards Presentation

  • Nominees agree to allow the use of their nomination information for publicity purposes

  • Those selected as Finalists should be available to attend the Presentation Ceremony (inability to attend does not disqualify entry)

  • The Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into

 

 

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