U3APP Member Awards

Award and Award Nomination Information

U3A Port Phillip (U3APP) recognises members for their volunteering contribution for the benefit of all members by giving the following awards

  • President’s Award (PA)
  • Honorary Life Member Award (HLMA)
  • Meritorious Award (MA)

Award criteria

 President’s Award (PA)

To be given this award, volunteer members must have made a major one-off contribution which has had a measurable, significant and beneficial impact on U3A PortPhillip. There is no minimum length of service.

Honorary Life Member Award (HLMA)

To be given this award members must have volunteered for U3A Port Phillip for 10 years. They must be held in high esteem by the general membership and their impact on U3A Port Phillip must be demonstrable and evidenced

The HLMA is defined under Rule 5(c) of the Association Rules as follows: - “A Member whose volunteer contribution to the Association, other than any financial contribution, has been both exceptional and sustained over not less than ten years, whether that contribution is by way of tutoring, administration or management, may, on the recommendation of the Committee, be awarded Honorary Life Membership by a majority resolution at a general meeting.” To access the full statement refer to the Association Rules.

Meritorious Award (MA)

To be given this award members must have volunteered for U3A Port Phillip for at least 8 years in a sustained and exceptional contribution by way of tutoring, administration and/or management

Nomination for Awards

The President’s award is at the discretion of the President, endorsed by the Committee of Management

The Honorary Life Membership Award and Meritorious Award are by nomination from any financial Member of U3APP.  U3APP calls for nominations on an annual basis.

For 2026, you can submit your nomination(s) from 6 September to 30 September.

To submit a nomination, please login as a financial member first.

Assessment of Nominations

All valid nominations are assessed by the U3APP Awards Advisory Group that makes recommendations to the Committee of Management.

Invalid nominations

Nominations are invalid

  • If the nominator is the nominee (ie. a self-nomination)
  • If the nominee does not meet the stated award criteria
  • If the nomination is received after the published closing date

Approval of Awards

 All awards are approved at a General Meeting

  • The President’s award on the recommendation of the President and endorsement of the Committee of Management
  • The Honorary Life Members Award on recommendation of the Award Assessment Advisory Group and endorsement of the Committee of Management
  • The Meritorious Award on recommendation of the Award Advisory Group and endorsement of the Committee of Management

 Confidentiality 

In these regards the person being nominated should not be advised of the nomination or approached for information.

 

How to Enrol

On-line: after bookings have opened

On-line enrolments are preferred as this significantly reduces the amount of back-office work for our volunteers.

  • Login to the U3APP.org.au website.
  • Go to the Courses & Enrolling page.
  • Scroll down to find the course that you are interested in.
  • Does the course have spaces available?
    • Click on the course name to go to the booking page.
    • Click on “Book for this course or event”.
    • You will receive a confirmation email.  Please check your Junk/Spam folders as these automatically-generated emails often finish up there.
  • OR is the course shown as FULL?
    • Click on WAITLIST.

Paper Enrolment Form: before bookings open for First Semester

  • Obtain a paper Enrolment Form either from the Office or by printing an online copy available here.
  • Complete the paper Enrolment Form and submit it to the Office.

The start date for acceptance of paper Enrolment Forms for first semester is published on the U3APP website and in the e-Bulletin. Enrolment Forms received before this date are treated as though they had been received on the start date (ie there is no advantage to be gained by submitting early). On the start date and thereafter, paper Enrolment Forms are numbered in order of receipt.  Paper Enrolment forms are processed by U3APP volunteers on the same day as on-line bookings.

If your enrolment is successful, you will receive a confirmation email.  Please check your Junk/Spam folders as these automatically-generated emails often finish up there.

If your enrolment is unsuccessful,  you will receive an email telling you that you have been waitlisted.

Via the Office: after bookings have opened

  • Contact the office in person, or by email or phone.