Frequently Asked Questions

Each entry form consists of:

• General questions about your organisation, individual or team, such as the number of homes you own / manage
• X questions specific to the category, usually includes an executive summary that distils the highlights of the submission. The executive summary may be used publicly.

In addition to answering these questions, you will need to provide:

• Two high quality horizontal photographs (minimum 300dpi) relevant to your entry to be used in publicity materials and at the awards ceremony on screen

Anyone with any connection to social housing – including tenants as well as professionals – can be nominated, whatever their level of seniority or experience. We want to celebrate leaders, innovators and change makers across our sector.

We are seeking women who:

- Have had a demonstrable impact within their organisation or area, and potentially beyond

- Excel in their roles but have also gone above and beyond to make a difference

- Have showed a real commitment to working with others to achieve collective success, including potentially helping others into the sector and/or advancing within it

All entries are submitted via an online entry form here.

You do not have to complete your entry in one sitting. Partially complete entries can be saved for later and edited until the entry deadline.

You may submit as many entries as you like, but please ensure that the entry statement is carefully tailored to the person you are nominating.

After starting your first category, you may enter another category by clicking ’Make another application’ on the left-hand side of the page.

No, the system will not allow you to finalise entries which have exceeded the wordcount.

These should be relevant to the entry. Photos must be provided as a high-resolution electronic image (jpeg) with a minimum of 300dpi.

We do not set a max upload size; the system default is 2 GB per file.

Photographs will be used only if you are short listed and within publicity materials.

You will be asked by a member of our team for a photograph if you are selected for the Women in Housing: Leaders 2020 supplement. If you need to change the photograph after the entry deadline, please contact awards@oceanmedia.co.uk.

Our awards are very simple to enter and are open to anyone involved in the housing sector. Entries are encouraged from housing associations, councils and ALMOs from across the whole of the UK.

Testimonials should be included within the word count of your submission. Testimonials uploaded as images will not be reviewed by the judges.

These need to be included in the word count.

Entries must be submitted by 14 May 2021. Should you require assistance with submitting your entry, please contact lucy.leech@oceanmedia.co.uk.

To request an extension, please contact awards@oceanmedia.co.uk. Please provide details of the individual you plan on entering as well as your contact name, number and email and a team member will be in contact closer to the deadline.

Information for all of the confirmed judges can be found on www.womeninhousingawards.co.uk/judging they have all been carefully selected and are experts in their field.

Tickets for the ceremony will be made available from Monday 12 July 2021. If your entry has been successfully shortlisted, we will contact you with more details on table packages and how to book your places at the ceremony.

Bookings need to be made using our online portal. Payment can be made either through invoice or debit/credit card payment.

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