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Athena SWAN awards recognise and celebrate good practice on recruiting, retaining and promoting women in SET in higher education. 

 

There are two awards rounds each year – deadlines are the last working days in April and November.

 

**This means the deadline for submissions will be 5pm on Monday 30th April 2012 and Friday 30th November 2012**

Universities can only apply for awards if they are already Charter members.

 

Universities must achieve a Bronze award before individual departments can apply for recognition in their own right.  The logic behind this is that it would be difficult, if not impossible, for a department to sustain an award without university support and underpinning university good practice policies and processes.

 

At Silver and Gold university levels, a university must show a significant record of activity and achievement across the full range of SET disciplines, with a substantial number of departments holding individual awards.

 

Departments can apply for Bronze, Silver or Gold department awards.

 

Award winners can use the appropriate Bronze, Silver or Gold logo in their recruitment and publicity materials.

 

Awards are valid for 3 years, after which they must be renewed.

 

For more information on the conditions of membership and awards read our summary document

 

SWAN membership and award conditions (Word document)