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1. United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Awards

  • ENERGY AWARD – Embodying the spirit of the UMDF
    • Purpose: To recognize an individual who embodies the spirit of the UMDF and its Mission...promoting research and education for the diagnosis, treatment, and cure of mitochondrial disorders and providing support to affected individuals and families.
    • Eligibility:  The individual recognized can be of any age.
    • Criteria:  The winner is chosen based on talents demonstrated, overall time invested, advocacy efforts and fundraising.
    • Instructions: Anyone can nominate an individual for this award.  Please complete the form below.  The Energy winner will be featured on the UMDF website and recognized at the UMDF MitoMed Conference.
 
  • HEARTSTRINGS AWARD – Recognizing a youth commitment that tugs on the heartstrings.  
    • Purpose: To recognize a child or teen who has donated or raised funds for the UMDF, enabling the UMDF to continue its mission…. promoting research and education for the diagnosis, treatment, and cure of mitochondrial disorders and providing support to affected individuals and families.
    • Eligibility: The individual recognized must be under 18 years of age at the time of the donation or fundraising activity.
    • Criteria: The winner is chosen based on related criteria of age, time invested, talents demonstrated, effectiveness, and generosity.  For nominees who implement a fundraising project, communication, time invested, and the amount raised in comparison to the age of the individual will be considered.  For nominees who donate funds, the judges will consider the generous spirit shown, communication, and amount donated in relation to the age of the individual.
    • Instructions: Anyone can nominate an individual for this award.  Please complete the form below.  The Heartstrings winner will be featured on the UMDF website and recognized at the UMDF MitoMed Conference. 
 
  • LEAP AWARD – Living, Encouraging, Achieving & Persisting
    • Purpose:  To recognize an individual living positively with mitochondrial disease in their community, highlighting the person’s accomplishments and volunteer service.
    • Eligibility: Affected individual who is over 14 years of age.
    • Criteria: Individual with confirmed or suspected mitochondrial disease who overcomes daily challenges to achieve goals in career, family, and volunteer service with the UMDF.  The individual demonstrates a positive attitude, hope for a brighter future, and an enthusiasm that inspires others.
    • Instructions: Anyone can nominate an individual for this award.  Please complete the form below.  The LEAP winner will be featured on the UMDF website and recognized at the UMDF MitoMed Conference.
 
  • Nominations can be submitted from July 1st, through March 31st.  Please note that selections are not based on the number of nominations but by the submission description of how this individual has made an impact and truly embodies the spirit of the UMDF and its mission.

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* 1. Select the award for the nomination:

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* 2. Person Nominating

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* 3. Who are you nominating?

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* 4. Nominee's Age (only applicable for Heartstrings)

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* 5. In 100 words or less, please explain why this individual should be awarded one of our awards.
You may also upload supportive documents below or you can email a copy of supporting documents to info@umdf.org (please put Energy, Heartstrings or LEAP Award Nominee and their name in the subject line) -- listing projects, activities, or other information that highlights their efforts in supporting the UMDF Mission.

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* 6. Supporting Documents - 1:

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* 7. Supporting Documents - 2:

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You may also send or email copies of articles about the nominee and lists of projects, activities, or other information that supports your nomination.

Mail, FAX or email additional information with nominee's name to:

United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Attn. UMDF Awards
8085 Saltsburg Road, Suite 201
Pittsburgh, PA 15239

FAX: 412-793-6477
Email: info@umdf.org (put UMDF Awards and Nominee's Name in the Subject Line)


Nominations can be submitted from July 1st through March 31st.

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