Awards and Nominations
Nomination forms
- 2012 Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning nomination form DOC
- 2012 Awards for Teaching Excellence nomination form DOC
- 2012 Student Feedback Questionnaire DOC
- 2012 Awards nominations summary form DOC
Nominations must be made by your Institutional Contact Officer via the Awards Portal.
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning recognise and reward the diverse contributions made by individuals and teams to the quality of student learning.
Citations are awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to the quality of student learning in a specific area of responsibility over a sustained period, whether they are academic staff, general staff, sessional staff or institutional associates.
Citations provide an opportunity for distinctive institutional missions, values and priorities in learning and teaching to be recognised. Citations are awarded for a range of contributions to student learning, both direct and indirect.
Up to 160 Citations, including the Early Career category, with prize value of $10,000 each are available in 2012.
Nomination Instructions
- 2012 Australian Awards for University Teaching Nomination Instructions and Supporting Information PDF | DOC
Closing Date
Friday 15 June 2012, 5pm (AEST).
Presentation Ceremonies
Presentations will be made at regional ceremonies in late September to early October 2012.
Eligibility
Only those institutions listed in Tables A and B of the Higher Education Support Act (2003), and other approved higher education providers receiving places under part 2.2 of the Commonwealth Grants Scheme, are eligible to nominate.
More eligibility details are given in 2012 Australian Awards for University Teaching Nomination Instructions and Supporting Information.
Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning recognise learning and teaching support programs and services that make an outstanding contribution to the quality of student learning and the quality of the student experience of higher education. The programs and services that receive Program Awards must have demonstrated their effectiveness through rigorous evaluation and will set benchmarks for similar activities in other institutions.
The seven categories for Programs that Enhance Learning are:
- Widening participation
- Educational partnerships and collaborations with other organisations
- The first-year experience
- Flexible learning and teaching
- Innovation in curricula, learning and teaching
- Postgraduate education
- Services supporting student learning
Up to 12 Awards with a prize value of $25,000 each will be granted across the seven categories in 2012.
Nomination Instructions and Forms
- 2012 Australian Awards for University Teaching Nomination Instructions and Supporting Information PDF | DOC
Closing Date
Friday 20 July 2012 5 pm (AEST).
Presentation Ceremony
Presentations will be made at a national ceremony in November 2012.
Eligibility
Only those institutions listed in Tables A and B of the Higher Education Support Act (2003), and other approved higher education providers receiving places under part 2.2 of the Commonwealth Grants Scheme, are eligible to nominate.
More eligibility details are given in 2012 Australian Awards for University Teaching Nomination Instructions and Supporting Information.
Awards for Teaching Excellence
Teaching Awards celebrate a group of the nation’s most outstanding university teachers in their fields. Teaching Awards give recognition to teachers (individuals and teams) renowned for the excellence of their teaching, who have outstanding presentation skills and who have made a broad and deep contribution to enhancing the quality of learning and teaching in higher education.
The eight categories of Awards for Teaching Excellence are:
- Biological Sciences, Health and Related Studies (including Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Medicine, Nursing etc)
- Early Career
- Humanities and the Arts
- Law, Economics, Business and Related Studies
- Neville Bonner Award/s for Indigenous Education
- Physical Sciences and Related Studies (including Architecture, Building and Planning, Engineering, Computing and Information Science)
- Social Sciences (including Education)
- Priority Area for 2012 is: Teaching a diverse student body.
Up to 16 Awards each with a value of $25,000 will be granted across the eight categories in 2012.
Nomination instructions
- 2012 Australian Awards for University Teaching Nomination Instructions and Supporting Information PDF | DOC
Closing Date
Friday 20 July 2012 5 pm (AEST).
Presentation ceremony
Presentations will be made at a national ceremony in November 2012.
Eligibility
Only those institutions listed in Tables A and B of the Higher Education Support Act (2003), and other approved higher education providers receiving places under part 2.2 of the Commonwealth Grants Scheme, are eligible to nominate. http://www.olt.gov.au/eligible-institutions.
More eligibility details are given in 2012 Australian Awards for University Teaching Nomination Instructions and Supporting Information.
Prime Minister's Award
The Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year is the premier university teaching award and is presented to one of the recipients of the Awards for Teaching Excellence. The award is made to an academic with an exceptional record of advancing student learning, educational leadership and scholarly contribution to teaching and learning.
The award has a value of $50,000.
Presentation ceremony
The presentation will be made at a national ceremony in November 2012.
Career Achievement Award
From time-to-time the Career Achievement Award will be awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to learning and teaching that is recognised across the higher education sector. The Career Achievement Award is given to individuals whose career achievements in learning and teaching in higher education have had a major influence and left an enduring legacy.
Members of the Office for Learning and Teaching’s Strategic Advisory Committee put forward nominations for this Award.
Presentation ceremony
If awarded in 2012, the presentation of the Career Achievement Award will be made at a national ceremony in November 2012.
Reports
Assessment reports
Assessment reports provide insights into the strengths and weaknesses of nominations.
Annual reports
Annual reports provide an overview of the Awards Scheme’s outcomes and processes.