2019 Healthy Work Environment Awards
The 2019 Healthy Work Environment Awards recognizes and honors clinical facilities that have demonstrated commitment in promoting a healthy work environment, and has demonstrated excellence in healthcare outcomes.
Nomination process opens: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Deadline for entries: Submission deadline is Wednesday, 1 August 2018 (11:59 p.m. EST).
*The above entry submision dates are for the general online nomination process. However, individual Award Programs can/may have specific opening/deadline dates.
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Criteria, Submission Guidelines, and Deadlines for Entries
Award criteria, submission guidelines, and deadline dates for entries now available! Click on an award below to review the criteria in PDF format and/or begin an entry.
Academic Healthy Work Environment Award
o Academic Healthy Work Environment Award Criteria
Deadline for entries and modifications has been reached for Academic Healthy Work Environment Award. Award recipients will be notified by e-mail by Friday, 21 September 2018. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the International Awards, contact Sigma headquarters at +1.317.634.8171 (International) or 888.634.7575 (U.S./Canada toll free) or email awards@sigmanursing.org.
*Entry Deadline: Wednesday, 1 August 2018 (11:59 p.m. EST)
Clinical Healthy Work Environment Award
o Clinical Healthy Work Environment Award Criteria
Deadline for entries and modifications has been reached for Clinical Healthy Work Environment Award. Award recipients will be notified by e-mail by Friday, 21 September 2018. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the International Awards, contact Sigma headquarters at +1.317.634.8171 (International) or 888.634.7575 (U.S./Canada toll free) or email awards@sigmanursing.org.
*Entry Deadline: Wednesday, 1 August 2018 (11:59 p.m. EST)
Submission Information and Guidelines
Entry Fee: Each award submission requires a US $50 entry fee. Entry fees are non-refundable.
NOTE: The fee structure for members outside the U.S. will be set according to World Bank classifications based on per capita income designated as low, middle and high. All fees paid to headquarters, either by individual members or chapters, will be calculated in U.S. currency.
Sliding Scale for the Nurse Researcher Awards Entry Fees
High Income = US $50
Middle Income = US $20
Low Income = US $10
Updated July 2018 based on Country GNI for 2017 per World Bank; effective until July 2019. Sigma's World Bank Country Classifications information
Submission Requirements:
- All award entries and supporting materials must be submitted via this online submission system. (Follow the hyperlinks on this page). Hard copies sent through the mail will NOT be accepted.
- Submissions may be uploaded in the following file types:
- TXT - Plain Text.
- HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language, webpages.
- PDF - Adobe's Portable Document Format.
- GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF - Formats commonly used on the Web.
- RTF - Rich Text File (most word processors export this format).
- DOC - Microsoft Word.
- WMV, WMA, MOV, WAV, AIFF - Multimedia formats.
- Hard copies of supporting materials will NOT be accepted.
- Click Here for supporting document definitions
- Submissions should NOT exceed 10 MB.
- Award entries must be in English.
- All communication regarding the award nomination will be sent to a designated primary contact. A valid e-mail address is required for all submitters.
- Once you begin a submission, you will receive an e-mail giving you the submission ID# and password. These can be used if you need to access your submission at any time in the future. The ID# and password will also be helpful if there are any problems with your submission.
- Once the deadline for submitting an award nomination has passed, an e-mail will be sent from Sgma to confirm receipt of the award submission.
- Only complete submissions will be judged. Submissions that are incomplete after the deadline will be withdrawn from the system and will NOT be reviewed.
Judging: Qualified judging panels representing strong talent and expertise are appointed.
Notification: Nominees and nominators will be notified by email of the judges' decisions in September 2018.
Presentation: Award will be presented at the Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019 conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Online Technical Support
For assistance with your online nomination, please call +1.401.334.0220 between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST, Monday-Friday, or click Need Tech Support. Please provide us with your Entry ID#, so we can better assist you.
Sigma Awards Contact Information
For more information about the 2019 Healthy Work Environment Awards, contact Sigma headquarters at +1.317.634.8171 (International) or 888.634.7575 (U.S./Canada toll free) or email awards@sigmanursing.org
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