How can I make a nomination?
Making a nomination is easy, simply fill in a nomination form.
Who can apply and make nominations?
The National Lived Experience Awards recognise individuals that have accessed inpatient or residential support within a mental health, learning disability or autism services nationwide. We can accept nominations from individuals that have been discharged from these services, as well as those still being supported.
Nominations must be for projects or achievements completed by individuals being supported by these services, but can be made by staff or service users. Most nominations are submitted by staff – so it would be great to see more nominations made by service users.
What sort of projects are the judges looking for?
To see the kind of projects that have previously been nominated and which have won please visit the Previous Events page.
What makes a good nomination?
- Ensure you have read through the Award Categories. You can select only one category. However, if we feel it may sit better in another category, we may change it.
- Stick to the word count – we only have a limited amount of time to review each nomination.
- In the full overview, make sure you give information on how the project was service user driven and/or how the project impacted those who took part or attended.
- Remember, this will be the first time we are hearing about your project so it’s important to include a good description. The more detailed, the easier it is for the judges to understand more about the project impact.
- We love to see photos, videos and additional documents that might help us see the process or result of the project.
- Don’t include any service user / resident names on the form.
- Include quotes and comments from those involved to help us understand the impact of the project.