Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education Awards - ideas due 21 May

MRO are calling for ideas to be put forward by Thursday 21 May 2020, for consideration as Monash University's nomination to the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education Awards.

The AFR Higher Education Awards recognise the tremendous contribution that the Higher Education sector makes to Australian prosperity and quality of life. The Awards will be judged by an independent panel of eminent Higher Education veterans, and will recognise the sector's leading initiatives, projects and individuals. This year's award categories are:

1. Community Engagement Award
2. Education Technology Award
3. Emerging Leader Award
4. Employability Award
5. Equity and Opportunity Award
6. Sustainability Award (New)
7. Industry Engagement Award
8. International Education Award
9. Learning Experience Award
10. Lifetime Achievement Award*

For categories 1-9, the stated regulations are:

• all applications require Monash institutional approval;
• Monash can only submit one application per category.

*For category 10 (Lifetime achievement), no institutional approval is required, but we would still welcome your suggestions.

The judging panel will seek evidence of core achievements in the period 01 Jan 2019 to 30 Jun 2020, and will: look for evidence of innovation, impact, clear improvement in outcomes, value/efficiency and solid outcomes related to the Higher Education sector’s core educational mission. The most outstanding initiatives may not be the largest or most high-profile: the judges will take into account, wherever possible, the specific scale, resources, and challenges of the applying institution.

To coordinate the Monash nomination for 2020, the below process will be followed, in collaboration with the Vice-Chancellor's Group (VCG):

2020 AFR Award Submission Process		Deadline
1	Ideas for consideration by the Office of the Vice-Chancellor	21 May
	The Monash Research will coordinate the process. Any ideas that are to be considered for Monash approval for submission are to be sent to: mro.researchdevelopment@monash.edu by 21 May. Required details: 1)      Short description of the idea (approx 50-100 words); 2)      Relevant award category. All ideas will be presented to the VCG Group for review, and shortlisted ideas notified.
2	Vice-Chancellor’s Group review full applications and provide feedback	02 July
3	Vice-Chancellor’s Group review and endorse final applications for submission	23 July
4	AFR Award application deadline	31 July

To commence the process, can any ideas for consideration for submission please be sent  to mro.researchdevelopment@monash.edu by Thursday 21 May.

For further information, including guidelines with full descriptions of each category, please see https://www.nationalpolicyseries.com.au/afr-higher-education-awards/