Deadline: 14-Mar-22
Entries are now open for the 2022 Advance Awards to recognise the work of remarkable global Australians making an extraordinary impact on the global stage in industry sectors that are of particular importance to Australia.
The Advance Awards are Awards to recognise and celebrate the work of global Australians and alumni of Australian universities around the world who exhibit remarkable talent, exceptional vision and ambition at any stage of their career.
The Advance Awards are for global Australians – including Australians living and working overseas; Australians who have built their career overseas in the past; and international alumni of Australian universities. The Advance Awards showcase the achievements of these inspiring global Australians who are innovating in their field and shaping the world.
Australians are known as being resourceful, creative and free-thinking. With the irrepressible sense of optimism combined with openness towards other cultures, it is no wonder that so many Australians and graduates of Australian universities choose to build their career globally. They know that succeeding professionally overseas means embracing risks, working in unfamiliar environments, and operating without an established network – it takes guts, curiosity and ambition. The Awards recognise and celebrate these qualities.
Eligibility Criteria
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Australian citizens or Australian residents, or alumni of an Australian university who are non-Australian citizens or residents. Nominees must have lived overseas at some point in their career and must be active within their industry. The eligibility criteria for all Advance Awards (except the Alumni category) are:
- Individuals may nominate themselves and others
- Nominees must be Australian citizens or Australian residents
- Nominees must be living overseas currently, or have built their career overseas previously
- Awards will not be granted posthumously
- Nominees must be working and/or active within their industry (i.e. not in initial studies or fully retired)
- A nominee may be considered for more than one category
- Unsuccessful nominees may re-nominate in subsequent years
- Award winners cannot receive a second award in the same award category. They can be considered for recognition in a separate category in following years
- Groups of people or couples will normally not be eligible, though in exceptional cases the selection panel reserves the right to consider such nominations
- The selection panel reserves the right to move nominees across categories
- Current members of Advance staff, Advance Ambassadors, Advance Board of Directors, and Advance Asia Advisory Council are not eligible
- All category winners will be considered for the overall Advance Award
- No weight is given to multiple submissions for the same nominee
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The eligibility criteria for the Alumni category are:
- Individuals may nominate themselves or others
- Nominees must be alumni of an Australian university, and a non-Australian citizen or resident
- Nominees must live outside of Australia at least half of the year
- Awards will not be granted posthumously
- Unsuccessful nominees may re-nominate in subsequent years
- Groups of people or couples will normally not be eligible, though in exceptional cases the selection panel reserves the right to consider such nominations
- Current members of Advance staff, Advance Ambassadors, Advance Board of Directors, and Advance Asia Advisory Council are not eligible
- No weight is given to multiple submissions for the same nominee
Selection Criteria
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Candidates are judged on their demonstrated leadership, vision, impact, and innovation in their field. Award nominees are evaluated against the following criteria:
- Demonstrated excellence in their field globally
- Demonstrated innovation, leadership, and entrepreneurship
- Extent to which impact has been achieved by conceiving and performing work in new and creative ways
- Demonstrated significant impact or contribution in their relevant fields
- Demonstrated capacity to inspire the next generation global Australian leaders
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Judges also give consideration to the nominee’s:
- Extent and nature of global experience
- Contribution to Australian and global communities
- Voluntary work beyond paid employment
- Capacity for their work to contribute to a more socially and economically inclusive Australia
- Commitment to promote Advance and the Awards in the years following their award
- Commitment to contribute to the mentoring of next generation Australian leaders
- Ongoing contribution in their field
For more information, visit Advance.org.
For more information, visit https://advance.org/advance-awards/