The University Awards

Each category of the Vice-Chancellors Excellence Awards has a unique nomination form.

Please ensure that you complete all required information on the first page of the form. The following pages form the basis of the submission, where you are asked to list the achievements of the nominee in the area which you are nominating, and then asked how the achievements of the nominee align with the University's mission and values. Please limit your submissions to the number of words listed (either 500 or 750) per criterion.

The Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Awards Teaching category is different from other Award categories, in that its selection criteria is exactly the same as for the Australian Awards for Learning and Teaching run by the Department of Education.  This alignment is to support successful candidates in this category to go further in developing a nomination for these and other external awards. For full details on submitting a Learning and Teaching nomination, please visit the Learning and Teaching Awards website referenced below.

Forms for:

Excellence in Teaching - in order to be considered for the Vice-Chancellor's Excellence in Teaching award, nominees must first apply for a University Learning and Teaching - Excellence in Teaching Award.  For further information and application form, please visit the website for the University Learning and Teaching Awards (opens in a new window).

Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning - for further information and application form, please visit the website for the University Learning and Teaching Awards (opens in a new window).

The Postgraduate Research Training and Supervision category is different in that all nominations should come through the School Dean or Institute Research Director nomination process as outlined in the Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Awards Guidelines.

For all categories, you must also provide two referee reports. They can be from staff, students or external partners, who know and understand the work for which the nominee has been nominated.

You may also provide up to five (5) pieces of documentary or supporting evidence, but this must be recent (1-3 years) and highly relevant to your submission. You should also consider the limited time the Awards Panel has to consider each submission.

All submissions may be subject to further enquiry by the Awards Panel. It is a condition of entry to the Awards, that the Awards Panel may make its own enquiries to staff, students, and relevant external parties on the factual nature of the achievements being considered for nomination. Enquiries will  be of a private nature, therefore protecting the privacy of individuals.

Authorisation for release of images taken of nominees is required in the submission as a purpose of the Awards is to recognise excellence and showcase high achieving staff.

Congratulations to all the staff and students who received awards at the University Awards ceremony, held at the Parramatta campus on 2 December 2019.

2019 Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award Winners and Nominees

• Excellence in Teaching
• Excellence in Leadership
• Excellence in Professional Service
• Excellence in Postgraduate Research, Training and Supervision
• Excellence in University Engagement and Sustainability
• Excellence in Research (Researcher of the Year)
• Excellence as an Early Career Researcher
• The College Award for Excellence
• Early Learning Ltd Excellence Award

2019 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation Research Award Winners and Nominees

• Research Excellence through Partnership
• Excellence in Research Interdisciplinary Team Award

2019 Western Sydney University Learning and Teaching Award Winners and Nominees

• Excellence in Teaching
• Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

2019 Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships Recipients

• Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships