Nomination Procedure and Award Guidelines for academic year 2011/2012 is as follows:
1. Calls for nominations are made by the President's Office, with all staff on the UCC payroll invited to submit nominations.
2. An individual or team may only be nominated for one award category in any given year.
3. Individuals or teams may not self-nominate.
4. Nominees must have completed their period of probation at the time of nomination to be eligible for consideration for an award.
5. The Selection Committee reserves the right to not make an award in all/any particular category in any given year.
6. Nominations will not be considered:
- if received after the closing date;
- if the nomination form is incomplete or is not used;
- if letters of support are not submitted with the nomination and/or
- if the word count is exceeded in any part of the nomination form as specified in the Award Guidelines.
7. A nominator is required to provide relevant information on why he/she believes the individual or team nominee should be considered for the selected award category. The nominator should ensure that the supporting documentation is as complete as possible. Nominators are asked to assess the contribution of a nominee against the criteria for the relevant award category.
8. Nomination form and supporting documentation should make the full case for the nominee as the nominator will not have a further opportunity to make the case before the Selection Committee.
9. Two letters of support from other colleagues and/or students are required as part of the application. One of the two letters of support must be from a person external to UCC. Letters of support should clearly address the criteria in the relevant award category.
10. The nomination form requires confirmation that nominees have accepted their nomination.
11. The nomination form with supporting documentation must be returned via email to sdec@ucc.ie no later than 8 June 2012.
12. University Staff Recognition Awards Programme 2012 - Nomination Fom 2012 (48kB) .
