Monday, April 18, 2011

Applications for the SMK Campaigner Awards 2011 are now open.http://www.smk.org.uk/smk-awards-2011/

Applications for the SMK Campaigner Awards 2011 are now open.

This year there are nine award categories as listed below. To apply, read about each of the award categories below and follow the link to the application form and guidelines.
The closing date for receiving applications is 1pm on Monday 20th June 2011.
To nominate a campaigner, click here.
If you have any questions, please visit our FAQs page or e-mail awards@smk.org.uk.

Consumer Action
Sponsored by Which?
The things we buy in the shops, the services we use whether in a hospital or a school are central to our lives. This award is for campaigners who are fighting to get a fair deal for all.
Criteria: Applicants must be over the age of 18 and based in the United Kingdom. To apply, click here.
 Environment
Sponsored by Tellus Mater
This award is for campaigners working to provide sustainable solutions to the environmental problems we face locally, nationally and globally. We are particularly interested in applicants who are forward-thinking and have cutting-edge ideas that might change the rules of the game.
Criteria: Applicants must be over the age of 18 and based in the United Kingdom. To apply, click here.

International Campaigner
Sponsored by SMK
This award is for campaigners outside the UK working to achieve social, economic or environmental justice in their home countries. We will work with the successful applicant both in their home country and here in the UK to help them make best use of the resources available to them, build their networks and alliances in the international community, and develop a successful strategy to achieve change.
Criteria: Applicants must be over the age of 18 and a resident of and working in one of the 80 eligible countries. To apply, click here.
 Local Campaigner
Sponsored by Department for Communities and Local Government
This SMK Award is to promote and encourage local campaigners raising awareness across England of the importance of local action. This award is for individuals campaigning at a local level, helping to set the agenda themselves and taking action on issues important in their area or community.
Criteria: Applicants must be over the age of 18 and based in England. To apply, click here.
 London Social Justice
Sponsored by Trust for London
This award is for campaigners tackling poverty and inequality in London.
Criteria: Applicants must be over the age of 18 and based in the London. To apply, click here.

Shout Out!
Sponsored by The City Bridge Trust
Shout Out! is an award for young campaigners who are campaigning on their own or in a group of up to 5 people. This is for young people living in London who are campaigning or thinking about starting a campaign about something which matters to them.
Criteria: Applicants must be between 14 - 18 years old, apply individually or in a group of up to 5 people, and be based in London. To apply, click here.

Social and Economic Justice
Sponsored by Shelter, Traidcraft, TUUT and individual donations through JustGiving.com
This award is for campaigners working to break down social barriers and maximise the opportunities open to all members of society.  The Social and Economic Justice Award is for campaigners who are tackling social and economic disadvantage and inequality. To apply, click here.
Criteria: Applicants must be over the age of 18 and based in the United Kingdom. To apply, click here.

Take Action Award
Sponsored by Age UK
This new award aims to recognise and encourage older campaigners who are aged 60 or over who campaign about issues that matter to them. Please note that this award is not exclusively for people campaigning on age related issues.
Criteria: Applicants must be age 60 or over and based in the United Kingdom. To apply, click here.

Transport
Sponsored by Dr Simon Norton
This award is for campaigners working anywhere in the UK to improve access, create sustainable, integrated solutions and/or help change the way people think about transport to meet the challenges of our time.
While any transport campaigner who meets the criteria is welcome to apply, we are keen to broaden the take up of this award and increase applications from those campaigning on issues or in areas that have been under-represented in previous years.  This includes, for example, rural buses and railway lines; aviation; traffic levels; integrated transport strategies; and improving access to the countryside.
Criteria: Applicants must be age 18 or over and based in the United Kingdom. To apply, click here.

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