Nominations

• To be eligible, a nominator must be a University of Newcastle staff member.
• The Excellence Awards are open to all staff members, including full-time or fractional, fixed-term, sessional and causal staff. External contractors are not eligible. Controlled entity staff can be nominated as part of a team if there is at least one team member in the nomination that is a University of Newcastle employee.
• Some award categories may have additional eligibility criteria. See each individual award category page for further information.
• Nominees must be employees of the University of Newcastle at the time of the nomination period.
• Staff cannot self-nominate for individual awards; however, teams are permitted to nominate their own team for team-based award categories
• Team nominations should focus on the core contributors to the achievement being recognised. Team nominations will ordinarily comprise no more than 10 individuals. Where a team exceeds 10 members, nominators will be required to provide additional justification for consideration by the Award Committee. Nominators are responsible for ensuring all team members are accurately identified and included in the nomination. If your team exceeds this number or you’re unsure, please contact the People Experience Team in Human Resource Services at excellenceawards@newcastle.edu.au to discuss your nomination before submission.
• Where a team is selected as a winner, any prize money or gift card allocation will be shared equally across all nominated team members.
• Individuals or teams can be nominated for more than one award category.
• A recipient of an Excellence Award is only eligible for re-nomination in subsequent years on the basis there were significant new achievements or developments to be considered.
• Nominees may request to be removed from the nomination process at any stage.
• Unsuccessful nominees may be nominated again in subsequent years.
• To receive prize money, award winners must be employed on a current contract at the time of the nomination period. The University has discretion to make payment equivalent for the prize through accounts payable. Conjoints and controlled entity staff may be awarded gift cards in lieu of cash prize money if applicable.
• All nominations are reviewed with consideration to conduct, integrity, compliance and organisational risk factors
• The University gives the Chief People and Culture Officer full discretion over the allocation of any prize money.
• Finalists and award recipients may have their profiles (including names, images and biographies) published in any media format associated with the Awards or the University of Newcastle.
• Nominators remain responsible for the accuracy, authenticity and integrity of nomination content, including content developed with the assistance of digital tools or emerging technologies.