ETFO Women Working in Social Activism on Behalf of Women and Children Award Application

ETFO Women Working in Social Activism on Behalf of Women and Children Award Application 2025-2026
PROCEDURES

The application must be received by ETFO no later than February 1, 2026.
1. Applications are processed by the ETFO Awards Committee. The committee’s recommendations are taken forward to the ETFO provincial Executive for consideration. You can expect to hear regarding the disposition of the award after June 30, 2026.
2. Application forms, in their entirety, will be shared with ETFO staff and members of the ETFO Awards Committee who are ETFO members.
3. Material submitted to the Awards Committee in support of an application become the property of the Awards Committee and will not be returned.
4. ETFO will not accept incomplete applications or applications outside this submission form. Please include as much detail as possible in your responses.
5. If your submission does not adhere to procedures and criteria as notes in this application, if attachments re password-protected or encumber committee consideration, the submissions will be automatically deleted and removed from committee consideration.
6. This form contains mandatory fields that must be addressed to enable the form to be submitted.
7. Preference will be given to those who have not yet received this award.
Please make sure to read the application carefully and in full and fill it out completely.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the ETFO Awards Committee at awards@etfo.org.
CRITERIA

Women Working in Social Activism on Behalf of Women and Children Award – Women’s Program

The Women Working in Social Activism on Behalf of Women and Children Award – Women’s Program recognizes the contribution of non-ETFO woman members who have been outstanding social activists on behalf of women and children in the local or global community, and have developed strategies and programs to address issues of the women and children in the local or global community. Numerous criteria are used in evaluating nominees, but the most important is the ability to inspire love of learning in students of all backgrounds and abilities. Up to two awards of $2,500 and a certificate of recognition may be granted to the recipients.

Candidates for the Women Working in Social Activism on Behalf of Women and Children Award – Women’s Program must adhere to specific criteria.

Please answer the following mandatory questions:
Applying for more than one award in any given year results in disqualification. Please confirm your understanding of this.*

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Please confirm the nominee does not hold an ETFO membership.*

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This award must be nominated by an ETFO Local. Please confirm this fact.*

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Please confirm the local that passed the motion to nominate.*
Please confirm the date the motion to nominate was passed.*

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Has the nominee previously applied for this ETFO award?

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Which year?
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Is this a group application?

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If you have answered yes, please be aware that an ETFO Group Award Supplemental Form will need to be completed by each member of the group.

This link will open the form - ETFO Group Award Supplemental Form.

A link to the form will also be included in your confirmation email. Please send this link to the members of your group.

The application will not be considered complete without a completed form from each member listed in the next section.
Group Members
Has the nominee ever received another ETFO award?

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Which ETFO Award and When
1) Describe, in detail, the specific activities or projects for which your nominee has been responsible.
2) Indicate the significance of these projects to women and children and the depth of your nominee’s involvement. Highlight those areas which are particularly innovative.
3) In these individual group activities, indicate the roleplayed by your nominee.
4) Indicate leadership opportunities to develop women role models and support children.
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CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION

Self-identification allows ETFO to achieve a critical goal, supporting and encouraging the participation of all individuals in ETFO programs, services and events. By completing this section, ETFO will be able to undertake the necessary statistical analysis to achieve this goal. All information collected and the reporting of statistical data will ensure full confidentiality of all. As this award is for women applicants, self-identification is mandatory. Please confirm your status.
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This application requires the sign off of the ETFO Local President and Secretary. After the submission of this application an email will be automatically sent to them with a copy of the application, and indicating the following:

Your sign off is requested regarding the application for this award.

Please review and forward this application to the ETFO Awards Committee at awards@etfo.org, indicating that you sign off on this application.

Your sign off is required for the completion of this application.

Please make sure to fill out the following information accurately so that it is sent to the correct person.
Name of Local ETFO Secretary*
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STATEMENT BY NOMINEE(S)/REPRESENTATIVE OF NOMINATED INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP - I have read the criteria and procedures of this award and if chosen as the successful candidate, agree to abide by them. To the best of my knowledge, all information on this application form is correct. By signing this document, I consent to my name being published in ETFO publications and being included in ETFO media releases if I am the member applying. I further consent that my contact information may be provided to local media upon request and for no other purpose.

* Please note nominees being nominated by others will be contacted individually for their concent.
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ETFO Women Working in Social Activism on Behalf of Women and Children Award Application 2025-2026

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CRITERIA