Submitting IAJGS Award and Grant Nominations in One Step

PART I -- GENERAL

Nominating Society and Award Category

Nominating JGS		Award/Grant
Password

Select a password the first time you save or submit form for a particular award.
Reuse that same password when reloading form or adding attachments (part III).

Submitter Information

Name		Position in JGS
Home Phone		Office Phone
FAX (optional)		Email Address
Postal Address

Nominee Information (individual or organization nominees)

Name

Phone

For Lifetime Achievement, nominee must be an individual
For Outstand Publication, nominee must be a member organization
For Stern Grant, nominee must be a non-profit organization

Nominee Information (individual nominee only)

Member of		Position(s)
Years actively engaged in Organized Jewish Genealogy
Past IAJGS Awards

Cover Letter

List and describe significant genealogical projects, articles, special events, or accomplishments relevant to support this particular award nomination.

References (optional)

Provide names and contact information for additional third-party references on behalf of this nomination.

PART II -- FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Biographical Informaton

Fill in biographical information on the nominee; an outline of the contributions of the nominee, including examples; a discussion of the significance of the contributions of the nominee; any other information that would be germane to the selection process.

Supporting Letters

Supporting letters of testimony from other parties will be beneficial to the Committee's considerations. If those parties have sent the letters to you, you can include them as attachments (see part III). If the parties wish to submit their letters directly to the committee, a list of the committee members' postal addresses will be sent upon request after receipt of this submission.

PART II -- FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION

Reasons for Nomination

Summarize the reasons for the nomination and the nature of the effort being recognized. Nominees will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
� Number of members/researchers benefiting and or participating
� Scope and variety of genealogical knowledge promoted by the nominee
� Quality and usefulness of content
� Quality of presentation, use of the medium of presentation, graphic design, etc.

Hard-Copy Material

Nominations should include five copies of hard materials (CD's or publications) or a reference to the URL for Internet projects. One copy should be sent to each of the committee members. A list of the committee members' postal addresses will be sent upon request after receipt of this submission. Submissions and supporting documentation will not be returned and remain the property of the IAJGS.

If providing five hardcopies is a significant hardship, please contact to determine if an alternative is feasible.

PART II -- FOR OUTSTANDING PROGRAM OR PROJECT

Reasons for Nomination

Summarize the reasons for the nomination and the nature of the project being recognized. A history of the Program or Project should be provided, including a discussion of all persons or organizations who have contributed to the Program or Project and the nature of their role and/or contribution. Nominees will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
� Number of members/researchers benefiting and or participating
� Scope and variety of genealogical knowledge promoted by the nominee
� Quality and usefulness of the content
� Extent of publicity used to promote the programming or project;
� Effectiveness and quality of methodology/medium used to make information
available to participants, i.e., actual presentation to a live audience,
audio or videotape, website, printed presentations, CD, etc.
Samples should be provided for evaluation (5 copies).
Nominations should include specific information on the success of the program or project in meetings its objectives.

Hard-Copy Material

It would be helpful (although not required) for nominations to include five copies of actual presentations to live audiences, audio or video recordings, printed presentations, CDs, etc. One copy should be sent to each of the committee members. A list of the committee members' postal addresses will be sent upon request after receipt of this submission. Submissions and supporting documentation will not be returned and remain the property of the IAJGS.

PART II -- FOR OUTSTANDING PUBLICATION

Electronic Material

If the publication exists in electronic form, it should be submitted as an attachment. See Part III for instructions on adding attachments.

Hard-Copy Material

If the publication exists in hard copy only, Submissions should include five issues or copies of the publication. One copy should be sent to each of the committee members. A list of the committee members' postal addresses will be sent after receipt of this submission. Submissions and supporting documentation will not be returned and remain the property of the IAJGS.

If providing five hardcopies is a significant hardship, please contact to determine if an alternative is feasible.

If the submission is for a series, please submit several different issues published in the recent past.

if the submission is for a journal/newsletter, please submit several different issues published during the previous calendar year.

Names of the editors and others directly involved in the publications should be listed in the cover letter in Part I, although the award will be for the publication and will list only the names of the sponsoring organization (editor names will be noted in the presentation of the award).

Nominees will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
� Material interest, variety and originality
� Content value to advancing the cause of Jewish genealogy
� Writing and editing quality
� Readability, attractiveness and graphic design quality
� Overall publication impact.

PART II -- FOR MALCOLM STERN GRANT

Cover letter in part I should include the main purpose that the Grant funds
will be used for, as well as other issues or criteria such as importance
of the project, scope, overhead, money needed, other sponsors, and whether
the institution has previously been a Stern Grant recipient.

PART III -- SUBMITTING/SAVING FORM

Saving contents of this Form / Loading Previously Saved Contents

To save a form without actually submitting it:
   1. Enter nominating society, award, and password
   2. Fill in as much additional information above as you want
   3. Press the SAVE button
To reload a previously-saved form:
   1. Enter nominating society, award, and password
   2. Press the LOAD button

Submitting this Form / Clearing this form

To submit a nomination
   1. Fill in all required fields
   2. Press the SUBMIT button
To clear out this form and start over:
   1. Press the RESET button

Adding Electronic Attachments (images, pdf files, etc.)

After submitting a nomination, you can submit electronic attachments
To do so, go to http://stevemorse.org/awards/attach.php

Awards Committee Members are

Barbara Hershey, chair
Carol Hoffman
Jay Sage
Joel Spector
Evelyn Steinberg

Stern Grant Committee Members are

Phyllis Kramer, chair
Nolan Altman
Jeanette Rosenberg