Selection Process
1. Incomplete or late packages, and documents that arrive outside of a complete package may not be considered for review.
2. Faxed or emailed documents are not accepted.
3. A shortlist of candidates will be interviewed. The selected candidates will be notified by email of the exact dates and locations of their interviews.
4. Reference checks may be conducted. Additional references may be requested and may be contacted via telephone or email.
5. To ensure that the selection of Action Canada Fellows reflects Canada’s diversity, the selection committee may take into consideration gender, language and regional representation.
6. Feedback at any stage of the selection process is not provided and will not be provided after candidates are notified of selection decision.
7. Nomination packages become the property of Action Canada and will not be returned.
8. Selected candidates must accept an offer of fellowship, in writing, and return requested documentation to Action Canada by the deadline outlined in the fellowship offer documents. Late returns or non-responses may be considered a forfeit of fellowship.
Timeline:
Notice: The Action Canada nomination submission deadline has been extended to 5:00 pm PST Monday 8 March 2010.
5:00 pm PST Monday 8 March 2010 deadline for candidates to submit complete nomination package with ALL required documentation to:
Action Canada
Suite 2600, 1075 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
V6E 3C9
Canada
March 2010 candidates not selected for an interview notified via email
March/April 2010 one-on-one interviews of a shortlist of candidates
18 – 20 April 2010 shortlisted candidates attend National Selection Committee interviews
30 April 2010 final selection of the 2010/2011 Action Canada Fellows
