Nominations for this award are open from Monday 1 June 2026 and close on Tuesday 1 September 2026. Please complete the nomination form and email it to awards@anu.edu.au by 5pm, Tuesday 1 September 2026.
To encourage and recognise initiatives and activities that promote the ANU values as an inclusive, open and respectful University that reflects the diversity of our nation.
Nominations will be assessed on the basis of written evidence that demonstrates outstanding achievement in one or more of the following areas:
- Reducing Barriers to Inclusion: Initiatives that actively reduce obstacles and promote equal opportunities for all individuals, regardless of background or identity - including women, Indigenous Australians, people from diverse racial and ethnic groups, and people with disabilities.
- Fostering an Inclusive Environment: Actions that create and sustain an inclusive culture, where diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued and effectively integrated.
- Supporting Success and Retention: Efforts that enhance the retention, success, and outcomes of staff and students from diverse background in education, research, or professional practice.
All staff members are eligible for the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards either as an individual or as part of a team. Nominees must be employed by the University (on payroll) in the year of the award. Current students may be included as part of team nominations as appropriate.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards webpage. Nominations should be submitted as a single PDF document to awards@anu.edu.au, by no later than 5pm on the advertised closing date.
Nominations should be prepared by Sponsors, that is, a supervisor or other person within the University. Sponsors should specifically address the award criteria, provide examples to support their claims, and note that additional references are not permitted, and that additional paperwork will not be considered by the Committee.
Colleges and Service Divisions may choose to set up a committee to ensure that staff who warrant consideration of an award are not overlooked.
Sponsors should note that the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards recognise excellence in achievement and contribution that exceeds the normal expectations of the work undertaken by individuals and teams. The selection committee will consider the academic or professional level and consider their access to opportunity when making their evaluation.
Award finalists and sponsors will be contacted once the Committee has made a determination but recipients will not be announced until the awards ceremony. The awards will be presented at the celebratory Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Awards event in the same year and all nominees and sponsors will be invited. All award recipients will be published on the Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Awards webpage.
In the case of team awards, the team will receive one award, presented to the Team Lead (as specified on the nomination form).
2025 - Pixel Whisperer Assistive Technology Tool Team (CSS)& Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) IDEA Committee (CoSM)
2024 - ANU Institute for Space & Professor Celine D'Orgeville
2023 - Indigenous Health Team (CHM): Dr Stewart Sutherland, Dr Amanda Wingett, Dr Suzanne Bain-Donohue, Terri Jacobs
2022 - Associate Professor Michelle Banfield (CHM)
2021 - Associate Professor Amy King (CAP)
2020 - Two Way Project Team (CASS) & Professor Lyndall Strazdins (CHM)
2019 - The ANU Gender Institute
For further information please contact awards@anu.edu.au.