Timeline
| Application and Guidelines Posted April 1, 2008 |
Application posted on the Wachovia NEXT Awards Web site. |
| Application Period April 1, 2008 – May 30, 2008 |
Applications and supporting documents can be uploaded at the Wachovia NEXT Awards Web site. All applications must be submitted online. Hard copy applications will not be accepted. The cutoff for submitting an application is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 30, 2008. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline. |
| Evaluation and Selection Period June 1 – November 30, 2008 |
Applications are evaluated against the selection criteria for the $25,000 Wachovia NEXT Awards. Senior staff from OFN and Wachovia will evaluate the applications and select the award recipients. |
| Announcement December 9 –12, 2008 |
Recipients of the $25,000 Wachovia NEXT Awards will be announced at the annual Opportunity Finance Network conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. |

