Call for Nominations
2012 Michaëlle Jean Emergency Hunger Relief Award
Universities Fighting World Hunger invites nominations for the 2012 Michaëlle Jean Emergency Hunger Relief Award, established in honour of The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, UNESCO Ambassador to Haiti and former Governor General of Canada, to recognize her outstanding leadership in emergency relief efforts in Haiti after the devastating earthquake of 2010. Announced last February at the 6th Annual Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit, this award will be given annually to a post- secondary student, from any country, who has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of people affected by natural disaster and war where there is an acute crisis of food supply.
Criteria for nomination:
The award is open to all students, in all countries, enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution for the 2011/2012 academic year. The selection committee will consider nominees who have demonstrated excellence in leadership and life-long commitment to fighting hunger in emergency relief situations. The selection committee will look for evidence that the individual’s contributions have had an impact on improving the lives of people facing acute hunger or starvation because of natural disaster, war and political strife, or other emergencies that result in a crisis of food supply.
Nomination process:
Students may be nominated by faculty, staff, other students, employers or individuals who have been involved in hunger relief work with the student.
The nomination package should include:
- Nomination form to be submitted electronically by the lead nominator
- Appraisal of candidate (maximum 750 words) signed by the lead nominator
- Essay from candidate explaining their involvement in emergency hunger relief including, but not limited to, work with specific organizations and academic work (maximum 750 words)
- A maximum of three additional letters of support (maximum 500 words) from individuals or groups who have worked directly with the nominee (faculty, staff, NGO’s, students) or have benefitted from their contributions to the fight against hunger
- The deadline for nominations is December 23, 2011 January 15, 2012. Packages should be submitted electronically to hunger.award@uoguelph.ca or by mail to:
Michaëlle Jean Emergency Hunger Relief Award Selection Committee, c/o Office of the President, University of Guelph, Guelph ON N1G 2W1, CANADA
The recipient of the Michaëlle Jean Emergency Relief Award will be honoured at the 7th Annual Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit to be held in Honduras, March 2-4, 2012, and will receive a cash prize to use towards an educational experience that will advance his/her knowledge and understanding of strategies for alleviating hunger in an emergency relief situation. Travel and accommodation costs for the Summit are included.
Still have questions?
Contact Tania Framst
hunger.award@uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 ext. 56940
View the proceedings from the 6th Annual Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit