University of Melbourne
Excellence Awards
The University of Melbourne has a national and international reputation for excellence thanks to a community of highly committed staff. Each year the University celebrates the work of its staff through the University of Melbourne Excellence Awards. These awards recognise the outstanding achievements of academic and professional staff across the University.
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The Melbourne Global, Place and Community Excellence Awards
These Awards recognise exemplar practice in the strategic pillars of Global, Place and Community as expressed in the University strategy 2030, Advancing Melbourne.
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The Melbourne Research Excellence Awards
These Awards recognise outstanding contributions towards the delivery of high impact research and the building of a world-leading research community. The awards are designed to celebrate, amongst others, mid-career researchers, internal and external partnerships and collaborations, and graduate research supervision.
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The Melbourne Professional Excellence Awards
These Awards recognise the outstanding contributions made by the University’s professional staff. The awards provide development opportunities for the recipients and benefits to the University through the advancement of its administrative and management practices.
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The Melbourne Teaching Excellence Awards
These Awards celebrate excellence in contributions to teaching and student learning. Each year staff from a variety of disciplines and roles in the University are acknowledged for their outstanding achievements across the various elements that constitute excellence in teaching in higher education.
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All 2022 University of Melbourne Excellence Awards are valued at $5,000 each. All awards are also recognised with a trophy and celebrated at an awards ceremony held later in the year.
Enquiries
Nina Grange
nina.grange@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 1121
2022 Awards
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The Melbourne Global, Place and Community Excellence Awards
These Awards recognise exemplar practice in the strategic pillars of Global, Place and Community as expressed in the University strategy 2030, Advancing Melbourne.
Learn more -
The Melbourne Research Excellence Awards
These Awards recognise outstanding contributions towards the delivery of high impact research and the building of a world-leading research community. The awards are designed to celebrate, amongst others, mid-career researchers, internal and external partnerships and collaborations, and graduate research supervision.
Learn more -
The Melbourne Professional Excellence Awards
These Awards recognise the outstanding contributions made by the University’s professional staff. The awards provide development opportunities for the recipients and benefits to the University through the advancement of its administrative and management practices.
Learn more -
The Melbourne Teaching Excellence Awards
These Awards celebrate excellence in contributions to teaching and student learning. Each year staff from a variety of disciplines and roles in the University are acknowledged for their outstanding achievements across the various elements that constitute excellence in teaching in higher education.
Learn more
Eligibility criteria
In 2022 all University of Melbourne Excellence Awards applications are by nomination only with self-nominations no longer being accepted. Nominations of all academic and professional staff from across the University in continuing, contract or sessional roles are sought. Team nominations are also encouraged including interdisciplinary teams across multiple faculties/departments.
Some awards are specific to either academic or professional staff, if this is the case it is specified in the award descriptions in Section 3. Nominees should have been working at the University for at least two years.
The awards are not a recognition of lifetime achievement, and, where it makes sense, preference will be given to initiatives that were conducted or came to fruition in 2021.
Past winners of other University of Melbourne Awards for Excellence, Australian Awards for University Teaching and/ or faculty-based awards are eligible to be nominated. Additional eligibility criteria specific for awards are outlined under the description for that award.
Nomination documents
Nominators prepare and submit a written nomination consisting of the following components, which must be submitted as a single PDF document:
- Nomination form to be completed and signed by the nominator, the Head of School/Department, and the Dean of Faculty/Head of Division. The form must include a brief (c.500-word) description of what the nominee(s) did that has made a significant difference; this should be supported by appropriate evidence, such as feedback from colleagues, students and partners, relevant statistics, stories and references.
- Supporting material (optional) up to five pages. This may include additional feedback, internal and/or external references, websites (URL link) and another supporting documents. The inclusion of supporting material is not mandatory, however it is desirable and will strengthen the nomination.
Key dates in 2022
- Monday 18 July – nominations open
- Monday 29 August – nominations close
- Mid-October – award winners announced
- Thursday 24 November – Excellence Awards Ceremony
Nominations for the 2022 University of Melbourne Excellence Awards are now closed.
The application documents below are for information purposes only and may change in 2023.
For further enqueries regarding these Awards, please contact :
Nina Grange
nina.grange@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 1121
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