Instructions to Nominate a Candidate

Thank you for taking the time to review these instructions before nominating a candidate. Become familiar with the nomination process. Spend some time preparing before nominating a candidate. Review questions from the pdf brochure in the download link or proceed to the "Scoring Criteria" and become familiar with the award divisions and the criteria questions.

There are four steps to the nomination application.

Step 1: Complete the Nomination Contact Information Section.

Choose the Award Division.

Read the instructions, check the question box. Choose a password/user name.

Complete the candidate information in the Nominee Information box.

Complete the Nominator Information and select the submit button to move to Step 2: Narrative.

Step 2: Complete the Narrative Section

Type in a narrative description of 500 words or less. Submit to go to Step 3: Supporting Documents.

Step 3: Attach Supporting Documents.

Attach up to three optional supporting documents (letters of support, news clippings) in PDF format. Individual files over 500KB and videos will not be accepted. After attaching documents, submit and continue to Step 4: Criterial Questions.

Step 4: Complete Criteria Questions.

Complete 5 criteria questions and submit information to finish.

After Online Nomination Application has been submitted:

Step 5:You will recieve an email confirming the information that was received by the nominating committee within 24 hours. If you need to revise any information, please use your user name and password to re-enter the nomination and edit.

Step 6: The data is sent automatically and the judges will access each nomination form and score it accordingly.

Step 7: To delete a candidate, the nominator must notify the AFP Chapter office.

Step 8: Each nominator will be notified in early Fall of the the status of the award selection.

Step 9: To register for the awards luncheon, please contact the AFP Aloha Chapter Office at (808)230-3653 or email npd@afphawaii.org