Leadership

Eligibility

• ​Nominees must be a current UQ academic staff member on a continuing or fixed term appointment with no less than 0.4 EFT (or an adjunct appointment) at UQ for a minimum of two years at the time of application. 
• Previous recipients of the award are not eligible for renomination within three years of receiving an award.
• Previously unsuccessful nominees may be re-nominated.
• Nominees must provide evidence of high quality performance relative to opportunity (see Selection Criteria).

Any award recipient who is no longer employed by UQ at the time of the announcement of the awards will be issued a certificate of recognition, but they will not be entitled to an award prize.

Selection criteria

The Nominee’s (individual or team) performance in a research training leadership role will be judged in part by how effectively they provide:

• Evidence of initiatives that have enabled a strong and supportive intellectual community for HDR candidates within their academic unit;
• Evidence of contribution to the development and maintenance of high quality and innovative HDR and/or skill development programs; and
• Evidence of support and mentoring for HDR supervisors;
• Contributions to the development and strengthening of institutional and local HDR strategy and policy, and  
• Supporting statements from relevant stakeholders

The following supporting documentation will be required from the nominee (individual or team) to provide evidence of  high quality research training leadership.

• Academic curriculum vitae (brief);
• Supporting statements from current and graduated candidates and academic colleagues; and
• Evidence of particular initiatives of candidates’ achievements.
   

Selection

The shortlisting committee will be made up of members of the Faculty or Institute. The final selection committee is chaired by the Dean of the Graduate School or delegate and members consist of past excellence award winners. They consider all eligible nominees (individual or team) and select awardees. In doing so, the committee does not take into account:

• the distribution of Awards to particular Schools, Institutes and/or Faculties; or
• the outcome of previous unsuccessful nominations.

Prizes

The winning individual or team will receive a certificate of recognition, a trophy and $5,000. Payment of the award prize will be made as a one off payment into a research account nominated by the recipient. Relevant taxation and superannuation arrangements will apply to one off salary payments.  

The winning individual or team will also be put forward for nomination into the 2021 Australian Council of Graduate Research (ACGR) Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership.

2021 Key Dates coming soon!

• Nominations open: 
• Nominations close: 
• Nominees advised of outcome: 
• Awards Ceremony: 

Congratulations to the 2020 Leadership Award winner Dr Suzanna Fay (School of Social Science)!