Applying for an Award
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Once you have put in place the five key goals in the Cadarn process you can apply for an Cadarn Small Scheme award. There are three levels of award. You can apply for any one of these levels depending on how much you feel your community has achieved.
The three awards
The first two levels of the Cadarn Small Scheme award are the Bronze and Silver certificates. The top level of award is the Cadarn Gold Award. The five goals section and the table contain give you the criteria so that you can judge what level of award to apply for.
Applying for a Bronze, Silver or Golda Award
In order to gain one of these awards your group will have to assess your achievements. You can apply for an award through the Cadarn website, or by post using the forms enclosed in this handbook. If you are successful, you will receive certificates by post.
You do not need to work through Bronze and Silver levels before applying for a Gold level award. You may find it useful to work through the bronze and silver awards first as a way of encouraging your community. However, if you feel your community can meet the criteria for the Gold award, then you should work towards and apply for that level. Remember that the Gold award does not mean that you have reached sustainability perfection. The Cadarn Small scheme is about your community engaging in an on-going process of improving.
To apply for any of these awards you will need to answer questions about your sustainability activities and fill out an application form. You will find the form and the list of questions here. Post your answers and completed form to:
The Cadarn Scheme
Science Shops Wales
University of Glamorgan
4 Forest Grove
Treforest
Pontypridd
CF37 1UB
You can also email your application to scishop2@glam.ac.uk
How we Assess you Application
When we receive your application, an independent panel judge whether you have met the criteria for the award you have applied for. If we need any more information we will contact you.
When we have agreed that your community has met the criteria for the award, we will send you a certificate and stickers for display in your community.
When to Apply
You decide when you are ready to apply for an award.
Further Awards
The Bronze, Silver and Gold awards remain valid for two years. After this point, you will need to reapply to renew your award. If your community is reapplying for the award please look again at the original criteria and fill out a new application form, indicating how the community has sustained previous actions and progressed with others.
We hope that you will move on to a higher level award, or on to the Cadarn Big Scheme award.
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