Awards for Regions and Nations
AOUG Foundation for Education sponsors an annual award in each of the regions, which were first introduced in 1997. It is the responsibility of the Regional Representative to discuss the arrangements for their regional award with the Open University Regional Director. All recipients receive a cheque, and a framed certificate.
- The criteria is set by a majority agreement of the Directors of the Foundation.
- The recipient must be nominated for the award.
- The recipient must have gained their Open University degree at either ordinary level or honours level, within the presenting region
- The recipient must have studied the majority of their courses within the presenting region.
- The recipient's Open University degree must be the first degree they have gained.
- The recipient must have overcome some adversity over and above that of the average student.
Where several suitable candidates are nominated, the Regional Representative may use additional criteria, such as level of achievement or intention to study further courses with the Open University.
Presentations of Regional awards take place in the recipients own region either as a special AOUG Award ceremony or as part of a larger OU ceremony.
Invited attendees are usually*:
- Recipient
- Recipient's family and/or requested friends
- AOUG Regional Representative
- AOUG local members
- OU Regional Director
* Occasionally at the request of the recipient, private presentations are made
