CUGH has three awards that will be presented at its annual Global Health Conference. There may be more than one awardee per category. They are open to all.
They are: The CUGH Distinguished Leadership Award, the CUGH/Wasserheit Young Leader Award, and the CUGH Hall/Sewankambo Mid-Career Leadership Award.
CUGH encourages both nominations of women and underrepresented minorities
Nomination Process
CUGH members can nominate an individual who meets the criteria below by doing the following:
- Submit a brief statement (under 250 words) as to why the nominee is worthy of the award (limit one submission per person per award).
- Include the nominee's bio (no more than 250 words).
- Send nominations to [email protected]. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Deadline: November 15, 2016
Selection process
A CUGH Nominations and Awards Committee comprised of at least 5 members from the CUGH Board of Directors and committees will review the nominees and rank them according to the award's criteria. The top 5 nominees for each award will be sent to the CUGH Board of Directors and Executive Director who will make the final selection through a vote/conference call discussion.
CUGH Distinguished Leadership Award
Eligibility:
Open to individuals working within and outside academia.
Award criteria -
a candidate must have:
- Demonstrated a long-term, profound commitment to global health;
- Made an exceptional contribution to improving global health, through interdisciplinary activities across research, education and/or service.
- Demonstrated outstanding leadership skills in her/his field resulting in significant, lasting benefits for global health outcomes particularly for the world's poor;
- Inspired excellence among peers and staff and be well-respected in the global health community nationally and internationally; and
- Played a pivotal role in advocating for implementing or advancing global health policies and/or programs.
CUGH Hall-Sewankambo Mid-Career Leadership Award
Eligibility: Open to individuals working within and outside academia.
Award criteria - a candidate must:
- Be between age 30 and 50 in the year the award is given as of December 31st, 2017.
- Have demonstrated a proven commitment and consistent record of outstanding achievement in one or more of the areas of global health education, research, advocacy and/service;
- Have worked to reduce health disparities particularly within low-income communities;
- Have established collaborations with colleagues in resource poor settings;
- Have demonstrated strong leadership abilities.
CUGH/Wasserheit Young Leader Award
Eligibility:
Be under the age of 30 as of December 31st 2017;
Open to all.
Award criteria - the individual must:
- Possess a record of outstanding achievement in one or more of the areas of education, research, advocacy and/or service, particularly targeting the reduction of health disparities;
- Have established collaborations with colleagues in resource poor settings;
- Have demonstrated strong leadership abilities;
- Evidence of exceptional ability and commitment to improve health and reduce health disparities globally, particularly within low-income communities.
