Award for Excellence in Extension

Awards are presented in the Open or Experienced and Young Professional (under 35 years of age) categories. In 2009 the Young Professional Award was renamed the Amabel Fulton Award for Excellence in Extension for a Young Professional in memory of the late Amabel Fulton who was a major contributor to APEN and the development of extension in Australia.

Sponsorship of the Awards has been provided by:

• Grains Research and Development Corporation - 2003
• Dairy Australia - 2006
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation – 2007
• Dairy Australia - 2015

The award includes a plaque, travel (within Australia) to the APEN conference, registration, accommodation and the opportunity to give a presentation about the extension work for which the prize has been awarded. (Individual or one person from within a group.) The award is not transferable. 

Nominations will be called six months prior to an APEN Conference and will be due in four months prior to the event. Members will be notified through ExtensionNet or APEN’s eBulletin.

Nominations can be received direct from the nominee(s), or from other persons or organisations on behalf of the nominee(s).
Nominations should include a summary of the work addressing the selection criteria, a copy of any written material or reports produced, and the names of two independent referees able to comment upon the work. An electronic version would be preferred.

• The use or development of extension principles in the work.
• Evidence of the effectiveness and efficiency of the work.
• The applicability of the work in the broader practice of extension.

The APEN Board will judge entries and their decision will be final.
 

Nominations to be sent to:

APEN Ltd.

PO Box 1239

WODONGA VIC 3689

AUSTRALIA