Award Summary
The Waterfalls Global Award for Healthcare Sectors initiative invites organisations and individuals from across the world to nominate exceptional individual contributions from the health profession who faced front line adversity during the COVID 19 Pandemic. Those nominated may or may not still be with us today but through the organisations and communities they represented have the opportunity to share their experience, sacrifice and achievements.
Vision Statement
"Recognizing those who served the health profession with distinction when called upon during times of adversity"
Award Guidelines
Criteria Summary
- Dedicated to health professionals affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Recipients who went above and beyond in their service during the pandemic.
- Option A. The online form should be completed in full by the organization nominating the individual.
- Option B. The online form should be completed in full by the Individual and validated by the organization.
- Nominations are open to those individuals who are health staff or volunteers professionally linked to the fields of health and humanitarian. Professional organizations should be registered and may be from the public and private sector.
- Objective: To catalogue service, stories and experiences.
- Objective: To share results for the purpose of education and knowledge.
Award Terms
- Nominations must be submitted using the online form.
- A pre-validation will be required.
- Once validation is complete, the submission process may proceed, which will require a submission of up to 600 words highlighting achievements during the COVID-19 pandemic, sacrifices, and community contributions.
- A Passport copy of the nominated individual will be required.
- Option A. The online form should be completed in full by the organization.
- Option B. The online form should be completed in full by the Individual and validated by the organization.
- The online form should include a minimum of 2 signatories other than the nominee.
- Additional evidence of the nominated activity may be requested by the Executive Office.
- Receipt of all forms will be acknowledged.
- The Executive office has the right to reject an application if deemed not suitable.
- Applications must be received no later than 20 February 2022
- The Jury selection shall be final.
- The Jury reasons for selection will remain confidential.
- The recipients of the award shall be announced on National Doctor Day, 30 March 2022
Award Fee
There is no charge for application
Important Dates for Nomination Submission
| 11 December 2021 | Application Process Open |
| 20 February 2022 | Closing Date for Nominations |
| 21-22 February 2022 | Nominations reviewed by Executive Office |
| 23 February – 16 March 2022 | Review and Jury Adjudication |
| 30 March 2022 | National Doctor Day – Award Recipients Announced |
Submission
Submission key steps:
- Forms required:
- Attestation Form (Download Here). Required to be uploaded while creating an account
- Nomination Form (Download Here). Required to be uploaded during the nomination submission process
- Create An Account. Note: Attachments required: Attestation Form. The nominator details in the form should match the account details
- Submission of Nomination: Note: Attachments required: Nominated Person Passport Copy; Nominated Person Proof of Profession; Nomination Form
- The Account shall be created by the organization nominating the individual.
- A second person from the organization shall be declared in the submission form.
How to submit your nomination:
- Click here to create your account, fill in all the required fields and upload the Attestation Form. Please note that the nominator details in the form should match the account details. You will be notified once your account is validated.
- After validation, you will receive an email with the submission portal link. Log in with your username and password
- Choose ”Submissions” from the top menu, then click on “Create New Submission”. Follow the steps and fill in all the mandatory fields and details of the nominated person. (Multiple nominations are accepted)
- You will be informed by email about the status of your submission.
For further information, please contact us on: info@waterfalls.ae