IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your nomination online.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Welcome to the Multicultural Affairs Queensland online awards nomination service, powered by SmartyGrants.
You may begin anywhere in the nomination form. Please ensure you press save as you go.
For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact us on (07 3097 7728) during business hours or email MQM@maq.qld.gov.au and quote your submission number.
Click Guide for Nominations to view the Multicultural Queensland Award guidelines.
If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).
COMPLETING THE NOMINATION FORM
On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box that links to every page of the nomination form. Click the link to move to the page you want.
You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the nomination form.
SAVING YOUR DRAFT NOMINATION FORM
If you wish to leave a partially completed nomination form, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any nominations you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft nomination form and continue where you left previously.
You can also download any nomination form, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the nomination form.
SUBMITTING YOUR NOMINATION FORM
You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your nomination form before you can submit it.
Once you have reviewed your nomination form you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.
Once you have submitted your nomination form, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.
When you submit your nomination form, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted nomination attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then your nomination has NOT been submitted.
Hint: also check the email hasn't been delivered to your spam or junk email folder.
ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS
You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your nomination. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.
You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.
COMPLETING AN NOMINATION FORM AS A GROUP/TEAM
A number of people can work on a nomination form using the same log in details, but only one person at a time can work on the nomination form. So that you don’t lose information you have added to your nomination form, ensure you save regularly.
SPELL CHECK
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