Excellence In Financial Literacy Education (“EIFLE”)™ Award
The Institute for Financial Literacy will present the Excellence In Financial Literacy
Education (“EIFLE”) at the 2008 Annual Conference on Financial Education, to be held in September 10-12 in Atlanta, Georgia. The EIFLE™ Award was created by
the Institute to acknowledge the innovation, dedication, and the commitment
of those that support financial literacy education. Categories honored
include Books/Curricula of the Year, Educator of the Year, and Organization
of the Year. Please use the links below for EIFLE application packets.
2008 EIFLE Book-Curricula Application Packet
2008 EIFLE Educator-Organization Application Packet
What is the Excellence In Financial Literacy Education ™ Award?
Who created the EIFLE™ Award?
Why should I participate?
How do I submit a nomination for the EIFLE™?
Is there a cut-off date that applications must be submitted by?
Does the nominee (or a representative thereof) need to be present at the
Awards Ceremony to win?
What recognition do EIFLE ™ Award recipients receive?
Can I submit a nomination for more than one category?
Do I need to work for a financial literacy education organization to be
nominated for an award
Where can I find information about the award categories?
Is there a fee to submit a nomination?
How do I attend the Annual Conference on Financial Education?
Book or Curriculum Questions
Q: What is the Excellence In
Financial Literacy Education ™ Award?
A:
The Excellence In Financial Literacy Education ™ (EIFLE™) Award was created
to acknowledge innovation, dedication, and the commitment of those that
support financial literacy education.
Q: Who created the EIFLE™ Award?
A: The Institute for Financial Literacy® created the EIFLE ™. The Institute is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
financial literacy organization.
Q: Why should I participate?
A: If selected for an award, the EIFLE ™
will identify you as a leader in the field of financial literacy education.
Q: How do I submit a nomination for the EIFLE™?
A: The EIFLE is awarded
in the fall of each year at the Annual Conference on Financial Education.
Please review the materials for the next upcoming Conference for EIFLE™
Award nomination forms (see above), submission fees, selection criteria, categories
and instructions. You may also request a nomination packet by emailing
awards@financiallit.org. All nominations must be submitted by regular mail.
Q: Is there a cut-off date that applications must be submitted by?
A:
Yes. This date can be found on the current application forms, which are
typically released 6 months prior to the next award.
Q: Does the nominee (or a representative thereof) need to be present at
the Awards Ceremony to win?
A: No, attendance at the Awards Ceremony is
encouraged but not mandatory.
Q: What recognition do EIFLE ™ Award recipients
receive?
A: Recipients
receive an Award, are listed on this website, and will be announced in
a press release and in the Institute for Financial Literacy's® quarterly
newsletter which has a circulation of over 30,000 households nationwide.
Book Award recipients may also place the EIFLE Award Seal on the materials
which receive the Award in recognition of their accomplishment.
Q: Can I submit a nomination for more than one category?
A: Yes. You
may nominate yourself for Educator of the Year, the organization you work
for as Organization of the Year, and a book or curriculum you wrote for
Books/Curricula of the Year in the appropriate category or categories.
You may also submit a nomination in any of the categories on behalf of
another individual or organization. Each nomination will require a submission
fee.
Q: Do I need to work for a financial literacy education organization to
be nominated for an award?
A: No you do not.
Q: Where can I find information about the award categories?
A: Please
review the materials for the next upcoming Conference for EIFLE™ Award
nomination forms (see above), submission fees, selection criteria, categories and instructions.
You may also request a nomination packet by emailing awards@financiallit.org.
All nominations must be submitted by regular mail.
Q: Is there a fee to submit a nomination?
A: Yes. Please review the
materials for the next upcoming Conference for EIFLE™ Award nomination
forms (see above), submission fees, selection criteria, categories and instructions.
You may also request a nomination packet by emailing awards@financiallit.org.
All nominations must be submitted by regular mail.
Q: How do I attend the Annual Conference on Financial Education?
A: Materials
for the next Annual Conference on Financial Education can be found on this
website.
Book or Curriculum Questions
Q: What does “Trade” mean?
A: Trade books are those that can be purchased
through retail venues; physical book stores (such as Barnes and Noble),
or virtual bookstores (such as Amazon). Self published works can be nominated
in this category provided they are available through one of these venues.
Q: What does “Institutional” mean?
A: These are books or curricula that
are only available directly from publishers, financial institutions, non
profit or grassroots organizations, educational institutions, or governmental
agencies.
Q: Can I nominate a book for more than one category?
A: Yes, as long
as the book meets the criteria and you provide the appropriate submission
fee for each category.
Q: Can I nominate an on-line program or an electronic
book?
A: Neither
on-line programs nor electronic books or curricula are currently eligible
for nomination.
Q: Can I nominate more than one Book/Curriculum for an award?
A: Yes.
You must submit one application per book or curriculum that you want to
nominate, plus the appropriate submission fees for each.
Q: Who may submit a nomination for the Books/Curricula of the Year?
A:
Anyone, including the author or publisher.