Deadline: 06-Sep-21
Nominations are now open for the 2021 SURF Awards to all community regeneration projects in Scotland.
The purpose of the SURF Awards is:
- To recognise and reward best practice and innovation in community regeneration;
- To promote and disseminate best practice across Scotland as means of sharing knowledge and experience, and thereby enhancing future policy and practice;
- To highlight the role that regeneration projects have in improving the wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Categories
- Creative Regeneration
- Housing and Regeneration
- Community Led Regeneration
- Supporting Youth Employability
- Scotland’s Most Improved Place
The SURF Awards has been running since 1998. It provides an opportunity for regeneration projects of all sizes to demonstrate value to funders and partners, support team-building and develop a national profile. SURF Award winners also receive additional showcase opportunities through SURF activities throughout the following year.
Why You Should Enter
- Demonstrating Value: The SURF Awards are widely recognised as the most prestigious in the field of Scottish community regeneration. Past winning and shortlisted projects report that recognition in the SURF Awards process has been beneficial in demonstrating their success and value to partner bodies and funding agencies.
- Recognition and Team Building: The SURF Awards process is helpful in increasing wider awareness of the often underappreciated hard work that goes into regeneration projects large and small. It also supports teambuilding by recognising the contribution of partners, management, staff and volunteers.
- Showcasing Success: Winning projects in each of five award categories will be presented with a certificate from a leading Scottish Government Minister at a highprofile celebratory dinner event on Thursday 9th December in Glasgow. Winning projects will also be showcased in a variety of SURF and Scottish Government events, publications and online channels in 2022.
- National Profile: A special SURF Awards publication will highlight all shortlisted entries. It will be widely distributed to over 3000 regeneration stakeholders and key policymakers across Scotland
Application Materials
The 2021 Application Forms can be found below in both Word and Writable PDF format. They strongly advise that applicants read through the short information paper prior to completing their application. This contains criteria and all of the information regarding the process.
For more information, visit https://www.surf.scot/surf-awards/