2026 Vice-Chancellor's Awards: Research Excellence Awards nomination form

You can only nominate in one award category per submission. To nominate in another category, submit a new form.

Nominations close at 9 am on 9 September 2026.

Before you start

Ensure you have sought endorsement from the relevant Executive Dean, Faculty Executive Manager or Director of the nominee's business unit.

Please read the award categories, eligibility requirements and selection criteria on the Vice-Chancellor's Awards website.

Ensure your nomination is linked to UOW's Values in Action.
Award information acknowledgement

Award information acknowledgement I have read the award categories, eligibility requirements and selection criteria on the awards website.
Nominator details

If you are self-nominating, we will use the nominator details provided earlier in this form.
Nominator name
Nominator position
Nominator faculty/division
Nominator school/unit
Nominator email
Award category
Select one award category for this nomination.
Nomination type
Are you nominating an individual or a team?

Are you nominating an individual or a team? Individual Team
Are you self-nominating?

Are you self-nominating? Yes, use my nominator details. No, I am nominating someone else.
Nominee details
Nominee name
Nominee position
Nominee faculty/division
Nominee school/unit
Nominee email
Team nomination details
Team name
Team member details:
List all team members, including their name, position title, faculty/division, school/unit and email address. Maximum 8 team members.
Researcher of the Year Award
Research significance:
Significance of the research in contributing to new knowledge and/or innovations in the discipline.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
International recognition:
Recognition internationally for sustained and excellent research leadership particularly in the past five years. Performance should be considered against quality indicators and norms within a given discipline, in addition to more general measures of competitive research grant or commercial research income, publications and HDR completions.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Research engagement and impact:
Include alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Interdisciplinary research leadership:
Describe significant leadership in interdisciplinary research collaborations.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Team leadership, supervision and mentoring:
Successful and sustained leadership of teams, and supervision of HDR candidates and early and mid-career researchers through mentoring and collaborations.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Contribution to research culture:
Recognition as a significant contributor to the research culture of UOW, including advancing equity, diversity and inclusion.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Research integrity leadership: Evidence of leadership in building a responsible research culture and promotion of research integrity.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Research Excellence for Emerging Researchers Award
Research performance:
High level of research performance, relative to opportunity, that demonstrates the individual is clearly on an upward trajectory.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Research significance:
Significance of the research in contributing to new knowledge and/or innovations in the discipline.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Research outcomes:
High quality research outcomes, including competitive research grant and/or commercial research income, publications and HDR student supervision.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
External recognition:
External recognition at the national and/or international level.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Research engagement and impact:
Engagement and impact of research, including alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Interdisciplinary research activities:
Participation in interdisciplinary research activities.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Research integrity:
Evidence of a commitment to research integrity and contributing to a culture of responsible research.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Contribution to research culture:
Contribution to the research culture of UOW, including supporting equity, diversity and inclusion.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Team Research Excellence Award
Diversity Statement:
What is the team commitment/contribution to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion?
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Outstanding Achievement in Research Partnership Award
Diversity statement:
What is the nominees’ commitment/contribution to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion?
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Excellence in Research Supervision Award
Select the statement type you are completing:

Select the statement type you are completing: Higher Degree Research candidate testimonial Nominated supervisor statement Faculty delegate supporting statement
Higher Degree Research candidate testimonial
HDR candidate name
HDR candidate student number
HDR candidate nominated supervisor
HDR candidate faculty
HDR candidate school
HDR candidate email
HDR candidate testimonial:
Outline how this supervisor supports you and facilitates your progress; how this supervisor has helped you develop your capabilities and career prospects; and how your supervisor demonstrates collegiality, dedication, openness and respect.
Maximum of 400 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Nominated supervisor statement
Nominated supervisor name
Nominated supervisor title
Nominated supervisor level

Nominated supervisor level A B C D E
Nominated supervisor faculty
Nominated supervisor school
Nominated supervisor email
Nominated supervisor statement:
How you support and facilitate the progress of your HDR candidates; how you help candidates develop their capabilities and career prospects; the success of your HDR candidates, such as prizes or future roles; how you develop your supervisory skills; how you enhance the impact of HDR research, such as internships; how you improve supervisory practices at UOW; and other evidence of exemplary supervisory performance.
Maximum of 500 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Faculty delegate supporting statement
Faculty delegate nominated supervisor name
Faculty delegate nominated supervisor title
Faculty delegate nominated supervisor faculty
Faculty delegate nominated supervisor school
Faculty delegate name
Faculty delegate position
Faculty delegate email
Faculty delegate diversity statement:
The degree to which HDR candidates seem supported and satisfied; how the supervisor supports and facilitates HDR candidate progress; helps candidates develop their capabilities and career prospects; develops the capacity to supervise effectively; enhances the impact of HDR research; improves supervisory practices at UOW; and other evidence of exemplary supervisory performance.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Faculty delegate statement:
The degree to which HDR candidates seem supported and satisfied; how the supervisor supports candidate progress; develops candidate capabilities and career prospects; develops supervision capacity; enhances HDR research impact; improves supervisory practices at UOW; and other evidence of exemplary supervisory performance.
Maximum of 500 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Faculty delegate declaration:

Faculty delegate declaration: I confirm that the delegate listed above supports this applicant for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research Supervision. If successful, I will provide a brief summary of the achievement to be used as the award citation in the VC Awards booklet.
Innovator of the Year Award
Description of the achievement:
Clearly identify aspects of the nominee’s work that address the award selection criteria and explain why the UOW staff member deserves to be recognised for their innovation achievements.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Significance of innovation: Significance of the body of work in contributing to the translation of knowledge and/or innovations to have benefit for society, industry, government, or communities.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Innovation leadership:
Recognition internationally for sustained and excellent innovation leadership, particularly in the past five years. Performance should be considered against quality indicators and global norms in addition to more general measures of innovation, which may include patents, licences, spinouts, translational outputs, and other indicators of innovation excellence.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Innovation engagement:
Successful and sustained encouragement of team members, including HDR candidates and early and mid-career researchers, in innovation-focused activities. This includes fostering entrepreneurial capability, supporting translational pathways, and empowering diverse innovative teams.
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Innovation culture: Recognition as a significant contributor to the innovation culture of UOW, including contributions to innovation strategy, industry engagement, or initiatives that strengthen UOW’s innovation ecosystem.
Maximum of 250 characters allowed. Currently Entered: 0 characters.
Common award questions
Award citation:
Brief summary of the achievement that may be used as the award citation, including reference to one or more UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Maximum of 100 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
This may be used as the award citation if the nomination is successful. Maximum 100 words.
Reflection of UOW Values in Action:
How does the nominee reflect Values in Action?
Maximum of 250 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Career interruptions
Career interruptions:
Any career disruptions (eg caring and parental responsibilities, medical conditions, non-research employment etc) and how this should be considered by the Committee.
Maximum of 500 words allowed. Currently Entered: 0 words.
Referee details

This is the description of your section break.
Referee 1 name
Referee 1 position
Referee 1 organisation
Referee 1 professional relationship
Referee 1 contact number
Referee 1 email
Referee 2 name
Referee 2 position
Referee 2 organisation
Referee 2 professional relationship
Referee 2 contact number
Referee 2 email
Supporting documents
Nominee CV:
Upload the nominee's two-page CV (PDF or Word document, maximum file size 5 MB).
Team capability statement:
Upload a team capability statement (maximum two pages) demonstrating evidence of interdisciplinary expertise, joint outputs and achievements through the research collaboration. (PDF or Word document, maximum file size 5 MB)
Research collaboration testimonial:
Upload a testimonial (up to 3 pages) that clearly explains why the research collaboration deserves to be recognised, and must address the selection criteria including a description of the team’s achievements. (PDF or Word document, maximum file size 5 MB)
Signed testimonial:
Upload the signed testimonial (PDF or Word document, maximum file size 5 MB)
Partnership statement:
Upload a statement (up to 3 pages) that identifies the nominees’ involvement in the partnership, with examples supporting the award selection criteria. Include the benefits to UOW and why this is an outstanding example of research partnership and impact. (PDF or Word document, maximum file size 5 MB)
Additional support letter 1 (optional)
Upload an additional support letter from relevant industry partners (PDF or Word document, maximum file size 5 MB).
Additional support letter 2 (optional)
Upload an additional support letter from relevant industry partners (PDF or Word document, maximum file size 5 MB).
Declaration
Endorsement declaration

Endorsement declaration I acknowledge that the relevant Executive Dean/Faculty Executive Manager/Director of the nominee endorses this nomination and understand they will be provided a copy of this nomination if shortlisted by the Selection Committee.
Privacy and data collection statement

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Privacy and data collection acknowledgement

Privacy and data collection acknowledgement I have read and understood the privacy/data collection statement.

2026 Vice-Chancellor's Awards: Research Excellence Awards nomination form

2026 Vice-Chancellor's Awards: Research Excellence Awards nomination form

Before you start

Nominator details

Award category

Nomination type

Nominee details

Team nomination details

Researcher of the Year Award

Research Excellence for Emerging Researchers Award

Team Research Excellence Award

Outstanding Achievement in Research Partnership Award

Excellence in Research Supervision Award

Higher Degree Research candidate testimonial

Nominated supervisor statement

Faculty delegate supporting statement

Innovator of the Year Award

Common award questions

Career interruptions

Referee details

Supporting documents

Declaration

Privacy and data collection statement