Submit NATA HA Application
The following workflow can apply to all national awards in open water, but will directly reflect the Hall of Fame award flow. For questions, please email us at honorsandawards@nata.org. Please allow 3-5 business days for response.
1. Return to your original nomination email to find your H&A platform links.
2. Click on the award Questionnaire link
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3. Begin by Click on Manage Collaborators
4. Here, you can add your nominator/sponsor if you wish to assist you with reviewing and editing your application. Click on "Back to Submission" to return to the main application once complete.
Please note: only the applicant (you) will be able to submit the application in final. Your nominator/sponsor will only be able to help modify content and add advocates to your application.
5. Below you can see all the sections of content the application will ask you. This may vary from award to award, so it is good to review it prior to beginning the process to ensure you have collected all the information needed.
6. There are two action buttons at the bottom of each page.
The blue "save" button will allow you to save as you go, but remain on the current page. The green "Save and Next" button will save you work, and take you to the next section of content.
7. Meeting Attendance will look like this.
For the H&A program, meeting attendance statistics are collected on the honor system. This means we rely on participants to self-report their involvement rather than verifying against official records. Because of that, the numbers don’t need to be perfectly precise—what matters is giving a good-faith representation of your participation. Please don’t stress about exact accuracy in this section; the intent is to capture a reasonable picture of your engagement, not to measure it down to the last detail.
8. Click on Save and Next
9. Use the blue "add item" buttons to enter your Service/Leadership items. Please note the COMMITTEE TIPS areas on the form to help you determine which items to add to the application. There is a maximum of 15 entries per section allowed.
10. Click on Save and Next
11. Scholarly Activities should be listed in chronological order and should not be associated with your job description or job duties. Please note the COMMITTEE TIPS areas for focus emphasis of what to input, as there are maximum inputs per application.
12. You’ll notice a section at the bottom where you can elaborate on your entry.
This is your opportunity to provide additional context about your impact on the profession. We encourage you to make use of this space to highlight outcomes, lessons learned, or broader influence.
Also, be sure to review the Committee Tips section for guidance. These suggestions are designed to help you focus your content and ensure you’re emphasizing the areas most relevant to the reviewers.
13. Click on Save and Next
14. Enriching the Profession is the open-ended questions area.
Please note the instructions in this area and focus on the Committee Tips
15. Click on Save and Next
16. Awards and Recognition
17. Click on Save and Next
18. Additional Open Ended Questions may apply for your award. There are no word limits in these areas.
19. Click on Save and Next
20. This area is to invite your advocates. Please follow the instructions carefully.
21. It is recommended to NOT submit the final application until the advocate forms are completed.
22. Here is how to submit the invitations for your advocates.
23. Enter in their email
24. Click on Send Request Now
25. Click on OK
26. You are able to track the status of the form (see red updates) as well as resend/remind the advocates.
27. Click on Save
28. Click on Save and Finalize to submit your application in FINAL STATUS
It is strongly recommended that you do not submit your final application until all advocate forms have been completed. Please note: if your application is submitted before the advocate forms are finalized, and the October 1 deadline passes, your application will not be considered in the current nomination cycle.
29. In the event you click on "Save and Finalize" and have not completed the mandatory fields, you will see these errors.
30. Click on Save and Finalize to submit your application.
Reminder: the deadline is October 1st, 11:59pm CST!
