Excellence Awards
The University's Excellence Awards celebrate the significant achievements of our staff and students.
The awards provide a platform for the University to showcase some of the outstanding work being carried out in teaching, postgraduate research and supervision, professional service, engagement, sustainability and leadership. They also increase our capacity to attract, retain and develop talented staff, and to build organisational strength.
Nominations for the 2020 Excellence Awards are now OPEN.
Staff and students of Western Sydney University are invited to nominate University staff (and students in the category of University Engagement and Sustainability) who have shown excellent achievements in one of the categories of the Awards. 2019 winners are not eligible for 2020 Awards in the same category, however previous recipients of highly commended nominations are eligible to be nominated once again.
Important Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Vice-Chancellor calls for nominations for the 2020 Excellence Awards |
Monday 12 October 2020 | Nominations Close |
| 13-16 October 2020 | Formal acknowledgement of receipt of nomination |
| Early November | Awards Panels meet |
| November | Panel recommendations submitted to the Vice-Chancellor |
| End November | Invitations to the Award Ceremony sent |
| Tuesday 8 December 2020 | Excellence Awards Ceremony |
Award Categories & Nomination Forms
| Vice Chancellor's Excellence Awards Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Excellence in Teaching | Staff | Nomination Form (opens in a new window) |
| Excellence in Professional Service | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 87.76 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Excellence in Postgraduate Research, Training and Supervision | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 85.82 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Excellence in University Engagement and Sustainability | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 88.08 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Excellence in University Engagement and Sustainability | Students | Nomination Form (PDF, 84.89 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Excellence in Leadership | Academic Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 78.53 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Excellence in Leadership | Professional Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 78.51 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Excellence in Research (Researcher of the Year) | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 72.21 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Excellence as an Early Career Researcher | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 70.65 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| The College Award for Excellence | College Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 140.13 KB) (opens in a new window) / Award Criteria (PDF, 152.54 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Citations for Meritorious Service to the University during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 108.85 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Citations for Meritorious Service to the University - Exceptional Research Response to Crises and Recovery | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 96.73 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Citations for Meritorious Service to the University - Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 86.38 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research, Enterprise and International) Research Awards | ||
| Research Excellence through Partnership | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 84.41 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Excellence in Research Interdisciplinary Group Award | Staff | Nomination Form (PDF, 79.83 KB) (opens in a new window) |
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic) Learning & Teaching Awards | ||
| Excellence in Teaching | Staff | Nomination Forms and Further Information (opens in a new window) |
| Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning | Staff | Nomination Forms and Further Information (opens in a new window) |
Submitting a nomination for the Excellence Awards
Each category of the University's 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.
The Teaching Excellence Awards 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 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.
Previous Award Winners & Nominees
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
2019 Western Sydney University Learning and Teaching Award Winners and Nominees
2019 Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships Recipients
Contact Us
Related Links
- Excellence Awards Policy (opens in a new window)
- Excellence Awards Procedures (opens in a new window)
- 2020 Award Allocations (opens in a new window)
- Policy Suspension or Variation Instrument (opens in a new window)
- Teaching Awards Guidelines (PDF, 255.79 KB) (opens in a new window)
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