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 staff innovation and excellence in service delivery, improvement, or innovation in support of the University's strategic goals.
Nominations will be assessed on the basis of written evidence that demonstrates outstanding achievement in one or more of the following areas:
- Service Improvement: Enhanced quality of service for students and/or staff.
- Efficiency & Cost Savings: Initiatives delivering significant cost reductions or process efficiencies.
- Innovative Use of Technology: Creative application of IT to improve administration, teaching, or research.
- Excellence in Culture & Leadership: Contributions that foster a culture of excellence across the university.
- Values-Driven Leadership: Outstanding conduct that exemplifies ANU values and inspires others.
- Commitment to Sustainability: Demonstrated efforts supporting environmental and operational sustainability.
All staff members are eligible for nomination for this Award either as an individual or as part of as team. Nominees must be currently serving or have served the University 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 - 2.3m Telescope Automation Team (CoSM), Inclusive and Respectful Communities (IARC) and Residential Experience Division (RED) & Ms Yana Potrebica (CBE)
2024 - AI Support Tiger Team (CLT): Angela Yang, Sze Yu (April) Chan, Brigid Lombard, Marianne Mettes, Joss Stehbens, Leopold Zhou and CBE Student Services - Student Experience (CBE): Hiroki Ikedo, Haynes Crossley, Bernadette Hodge, Meichen (Layla) Liu, Wei Xiong, Jinting (Jill) Fan
2023 - CoS-Efficient and Digital Solutions Team (CoS and PSP): Frederick Chew, Harriet Torrens, Joelle Le, Andrew Gibson, Scott Powers, Stella Li
2022 - Tobias James (CHM) and Karen Morgan (International Strategy & Future Students Division)
2021 - Belinda Farrelly (Human Resources Division) and F&S COVID Operations (F&S)
2020 - Matthew Talbot (CASS) and Vicki Stanley (Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Research & Innovation) and Community Wellbeing Team (HRD, DVC SUE, PARSA, CAP, CBE, CHM, RSC, DSAAS, F&S, ANUSA, COS, Office of the Dean Higher Degree Research, F&BS) and Fire and Hail Response Team (HR Division, F&S, ITS, F&BS and ANU Insurance Office)
2019 - Neill Daly (Facilities & Services)
For further information please contact awards@anu.edu.au