Contact us Please consult our Frequently Asked Questions (below). Learn more about the future of the Prizes program here. For other questions about The E Pluribus Unum Prizes, please send a message to awardsinfo@migrationpolicy.org. Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is there an application fee? Q: What types of supporting materials can be submitted with an application? Examples could include a newspaper/magazine article or tape/transcript of a radio or television program that featured your initiative; depending on length, a summary or results from a formal evaluation conducted of your initiative by an outside evaluator; or, a brief video that shows your initiative in action. Please do not submit lengthy items such as a book or a brief published by your organization or a compilation of articles. Q: If I do not submit an additional supporting document will my application
be impacted negatively? Q: Can persons who serve as volunteers supporting the work of the applicant
serve as one of the three references required of each applicant? Q: Can persons served by the applicant be one of the three references required of each applicant? Q: What types of specific and measurable results are appropriate for
inclusion in the narrative portion of the application? If the initiative was targeting individuals or families, indicators such as increased individual levels of educational attainment, health outcomes or civic engagement might be appropriate. For those targeting systems or institutions, evidence of changes in policies, programs, practices and associated client outcomes would likely be appropriate. And for those targeting community relations or public sentiment, indicators of changes in individual beliefs and/or individual, community or institutional behaviors and practices would likely be appropriate. The important thing is for applicants to convey, using the most objective measures possible, evidence that improved integration outcomes were experienced by immigrants, communities or the systems they targeted as a result of their initiative. Q: When does the application period run? Q: Who will judge the applications? Q: When is the awards reception? Q: Will awardee profiles be made available? Q: Are there any restrictions on the use of the prize money? Q: Are international initiatives
eligible to apply? Q: Are initiatives targeting refugee
integration eligible to apply? Q: Are new proposals
eligible for the awards? Q: Is the application process different for the Corporate Leadership Award than for the individual Prizes? |