The APS Sydney Branch Community Wellbeing Award encourages community participation and involvement in National Psychology Week by supporting community groups to plan and implement projects that encourage psychological wellbeing in the community.

Eligibility

(a) Nominees must be a community group or organisation implementing a community wellbeing project in some part of the same geographic area as the APS Sydney Branch region.

(b) The project must operate at some time during the financial year ending in the financial year the call for nominations is made.

Nomination process

(a) The selection committee will call for nominations by writing to all councils in the APS Sydney Branch region. An application form will be included, together with a description of the criteria and award. The form will carry an introductory statement from the award patron.

(b) Nominations should include a one page description of the project that has encouraged community wellbeing and the project outcomes for the year to July.

Judging criteria

The selection committee will have regard to whether or not the project undertaken by the community group has demonstrably encouraged psychological wellbeing within the community.

Value of the award

Successful APS Sydney Branch Community Wellbeing Award will receive an award of up to $5000 and a certificate.

Closing date and further information

Closing date to be advised

Applications and nominations can be submitted to the APS National Office by either post or electronic submission and should be forwarded to:

APS Member Groups Administrator:

 

The Australian Psychological Society Limited
PO Box 38, Flinders Lane VIC 8009

Tel: 03 8662 3300
Email: ig@psychology.org.au

Previous winners

2009 
  • For The Men's Shed at Mary MacKillop Outreach - The Council of the Municipality of Ashfield
  • Never Too Old: Metro Migrant Resource Centre - supported by the Bankstown City Council
  • Kirribilli Tea Rooms Training Café - North Sydney Council

 

 

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