| VELJI AWARDS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH EXCELLENCE |
The Velji Global Health Awards program is a benefit of CUGH Membership±.
To see whether the nominee's institutional affiliation is a CUGH Institutional Member, go to http://cugh.org/members. To inquire whether the nominee is an Individual Member, or to become an Individual Member email: membership@cugh.org. While nominees must be CUGH Members, membership status is not required of nominating parties.
2017 DRS. ANVAR AND PARI VELJI AWARDS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH EXCELLENCE
The Velji Family Foundation annually celebrates global health education, research and service by honoring individuals and projects that demonstrate committed, creative approaches to serving underserved populations.
AWARDEES RECEIVE:
• Recognition at the 2017 CUGH Conference in Washington, DC
• Recognition on the CUGH website
• Waived Conference RegistrationYOUNG AFRICAN LEADER AWARD ALSO RECEIVES:
• 3 nights at the Conference Hotel, Washington Hilton - DuPont Circle at conference time
AWARDS CATEGORIES:
• Velji Emerging Leader in Global Health Innovation* (Student/Trainee) | A |: this award honors a student or trainee who created an innovative project with high potential for impact on the lives of people in low-income settings. Nominee must be a CUGH Individual Member, or a student of a CUGH Member Institution.
• Velji Emerging Leader in Global Health Innovation* (Faculty) | B |: this award honors a faculty member who created an innovative project with high potential for impact on the lives of people in low-income settings. Nominee must be a CUGH Individual Member, or a faculty/staff person of a CUGH Member Institution.
• Velji Global Health Education Award | C |:: honors a faculty member who worked collaboratively in a low- income setting to establish a sustainable training program that is improving local educational opportunities. Nominee must be a CUGH Individual Member, or a faculty of a CUGH Member Institution.
• Velji Young African Leader Award: this award honors an individual from a medical or non-medical discipline who is: under 35 years of age as of the year the award is presented, born in an African nation, and is currently attending/working in an institution in Africa. The winner is successfully working to improve health outcomes for individuals in low income settings through service, advocacy, education, policy-making, diplomacy and/or research. This award is open to CUGH members and non-members.
VELJI AWARDS: CRITERIA AND NOMINATION PROCESS
• Categories A, B, and C are benefits of CUGH Membership.
• Nominations Format: Nominations are accepted only as a single file (Word Document, 5 pages).
• Nominations Information: Nominations must include the following information in the order provided.
• Email Nominations to: VeljiAwards@cugh.org
• Nominations Deadline: January 15, 2017 (extended from December 31, 2016)
NOMINATION INFORMATION:
All requested information is required.
Please provide in up to 5 pages, 1 file (word doc), See Full Specs §
1. AWARD CATEGORY (page 1)
a. NOMINEE INFORMATION (page 1)
i. Full Name
ii. Professional Title
(If student, provide student type and year. Ex. GS1† = Graduate School Student, 1st Year)
iii. Institutional Affiliation (If nominee is a CUGH member through a CUGH member institution, enter that Institution here.)
iii. CUGH Membership: State Nominee's membership status (Individual Member, Institutional Member).
iv. Contact Information: 1) Email Address, and 2) Phone Number
v. Date of birth (if nominated for the Young African Award)
b. NOMINATING PARTY INFORMATION (page 1) | (Self-nominations accepted):
i. Full Name
ii. Professional Title
(If student, provide student type and year. Ex. GS1† = Graduate School Student, 1st Year)
iii. Institutional Affiliation (Nominating party does not need to be affiliated with CUGH member school)
iv. Contact Information: 1) Email Address, and 2) Phone Number
c. REFERENCES (page 1) | Up to 2 references who may be contacted by the Judging Committee.
References Information to Include:
i. Name
ii. Professional Title
iii. Relationship to Nominee
iv. Email
v. Phone Number
The Nominating Party may also act as a reference.
2. NOMINATING PARTY STATEMENT (page 2) | (500 words maximum):
a. Explaining why the nominating party feels the nominee is deserving of the award; describing the candidate's achievements as applicable to to the appropriate award.
b. For Awards Category A, B, and C, address the following – with descriptions:
i. Are the activities / innovation / training program cost effective and replicable?
ii. Do the activities / innovation / training program include partners from other disciplines and volunteers and/or professionals from low-income areas?
iii. Were ethical guidelines followed?
3. LETTER OF SUPPORT (page 3) | 1 page maximum on letterhead, by a faculty member or colleague, as appropriate.
Letter must be from an individual other than the nominating party.
4. NOMINEE'S CURRICULUM VITAE (pages 4 & 5) | 2 pages maximum.
If CV is longer than 2 pages, abbreviate to include relevant information only.
* INNOVATION here refers to a novel concept or tool within the last 5 years.
** IMPLEMENTATION / SCALING UP: see "Practical guidance for scaling up health service innovations" (WHO) available at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241598521_eng.pdf?ua=1
§ NOMINATION PACKET – FULL SPECS:
1. Packets must be emailed as a single word document containing no more than 5 pages.
2. Pages 1, 2 and 3 must be formatted with 1 inch margins (top bottom, left and right), and use a 12 point font, Times New Roman.
3. Pages 4 and 5 (the CV pages), must adhere to the same parameters if typed directly into Word. CV pages' margins, font and font size are allowed to vary if the content is pasted as an image (ex. Cut/paste from a pdf file to word).
± CUGH MEMBERSHIP: The following Velji Global Health Awards are a benefit of CUGH Membership. To qualify for those categories, nominees must be CUGH members, but membership status is not required of nominating parties:
• Velji Emerging Leader in Global Health Innovation (A)
• Velji Emerging Leader in Global Health Innovation (B)
• Velji Global Health Education Award (C)
To see whether the nominee's institutional affiliation is a CUGH Institutional Member, go to http://cugh.org/members. To inquire whether the nominee is an Individual Member, or to become an Individual Member email: membership@cugh.org.
† STUDENT / TRAINEE is defined as:
* (GS) Graduate School Student
* (MR) Medical Resident
* (MS) Medical School Student
* (PD) Post-Doctoral Researcher/Scholar
* (UG) Undergraduate Student
* To qualify for the Velji Award, STUDENT / TRAINEE cannot hold a faculty position.
