Paul Fortier Prize for Student Activism Terms of Reference

Association Members are invited to submit nominations for the Paul Fortier Prize for Student Activism. Nominations must be received at the UMFA Office by 4 pm on Friday, March 2, 2012. If you have any questions, please contact the UMFA Office.

Terms of reference:
a)one award will be made annually, subject to qualifying applicants;
b)the award will be $500, to come from the annual Operating budget of UMFA;
c)a committee of three will be named by the Executive to recommend a recipient for approval by the Board of Representatives;
d)the recipient must be a student registered at the University of Manitoba at either the graduate or undergraduate level;
e)the student must demonstrate an active involvement in union related activities and/or community activism and/or activities aimed towards improving student life and/or working conditions of student employees, including markers, research assistants and sessional lecturers.

Established at the 2006 Annual General Meeting.