Award Review & Notification Process

Preliminary Review
The purpose of the preliminary review is to ensure that all the required components of the applications have been submitted in accordance with the guidelines. The review will also ensure that all identifiers have been removed from the text of the abstract and the report.

The HIMAA Executive Officer conducts the preliminary review. If the application meets the review criteria, it will be forwarded to the Awards Review Committee. Applicants will be notified that their submission was received, passed the initial review, and was submitted to the review committee.

If the application does not meet the minimum criteria, the submission will be returned to the applicant with a letter noting the missing elements.

Innovations Evaluation
Award submissions that pass the Preliminary Review are then reviewed and evaluated by the HIMAA Awards Review Committee. This thorough review will evaluate applications on the criteria outlined in the Awards Evaluation Criteria, available as a PDF file here, as an MS Word file here or by contacting HIMAA at awards@himaa.org.au.

Each application receives both a quantitative and qualitative assessment. A numeric rating is applied to each of the evaluation areas, and reviewers also provide written commentary on the strengths and weaknesses of the submission in each area. This review will be the basis for determination of award winning applications. Applicants will be provided with a summary of the reviewer's evaluation and comments.

Notification
Review of applications will be completed within one (1) month of the submission deadline. Upon completing the review, the President of HIMAA or their delegate will notify the applicants regarding whether their submission was chosen for an award which will be presented at the HIMAA National Symposium 2004.

Contacts
Further questions should be emailed to: awards@himaa.org.au.