Diversity & Inclusion

The Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Awards for Diversity and Inclusion recognise who have made an outstanding contribution to supporting diversity and fostering inclusion at Monash and beyond.

This year, the awards will be celebrated with an in-person event to be held on 24 November 2021 for the shortlisted nominees, their nominators and special guests. Award winners will be further recognised through a permanent citation on the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards website.

Award Priority Areas and Themes

Nominations should align with one or more of our diversity and inclusion priority areas:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
People of diverse genders, sexes and sexualities
People with disability, or ongoing medical or mental health conditions
Gender equality
Students from low socio-economic backgrounds, or
Another facet of diversity and inclusion not listed above.

The focus of the nomination should be on one or more of the following themes:

Education - Developing teaching practice, curricula or other initiatives that foster inclusion for a diverse range of students
Environment and culture - Initiatives aimed at building or supporting inclusion and diversity at Monash, and positively influencing the learning and/or working environment and culture
Community - Engaging with the wider community to foster inclusion or support for under-represented, disadvantaged or marginalised groups.

Selection Criteria

These awards embody the University's commitment to diversity and inclusion, underpinned by our Diversity and Inclusion Framework.

To be considered the nominee's contribution to diversity and inclusion must go beyond the usual scope of their position at Monash, and must exceed the role of a volunteer in a program or initiative.

Nomination submissions should address the following criteria:

Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion - Describe the achievements of the nominated individual or team and how the relevant activity, program or initiative had the intended reach in promoting and supporting diversity and inclusion at Monash and beyond. Examples include, access, recruitment, participation, retention, support, culture or success for staff, students and/or the broader Monash community.

Impact - Describe the positive impact the nominee/s achieved and the extent their contributions benefitted staff, students or the broader Monash community.

Submit your nomination here - Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Awards for Diversity and Inclusion

Eligibility for the Awards

The awards are open to staff and teams of Monash University. Eligibility applies as follows:

Nominees must be Academic or professional staff members (full-time, part-time, ongoing, and fixed-term)
Nominees must have been continuously employed by Monash University for at least twelve months at the time of nomination
Nominations can be for an individual or group project (teams, committees, and work units)
The nominees must not have been a recipient of this award in the last two years.

A nominee's contribution to diversity and inclusion must go beyond the regular scope of their position at Monash and must exceed the role of a volunteer in a program or initiative.

Note, staff who have been subject to formal discipline/performance management within the past 12 months are ineligible to receive an Excellence Award.

Nomination Guidelines

Individuals or teams may be nominated by another member of the Monash community. For team nominations the nominator must not be a member of the team
Nominations will be subject to an eligibility check prior to progressing to review
The nomination must be supported by the direct supervisor of the individual or team (not the team lead) and evidence of that support should be provided in the nomination submission
The Awards Selection Committee may seek further endorsement from nominee's Head of Unit/Dean/Executive Director
Nominators will receive an email to inform if the nominee has been shortlisted as a finalist
Only the shortlisted nominees will be informed of their nomination and invited to the award ceremony on 24 November 2021 (the nominator will also be invited)
In the case a shortlisted nominee is from an international campus, they will be invited to join the award ceremony virtually
The Selection Committee’s decision for all awards is final. Please note, feedback on nominations and selection processes will not be provided.

How to Nominate

Review the nomination guidelines
Complete the online submission form
Submit your nomination by Friday 13 August 2021

Submit your nomination here - Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for Diversity and Inclusion

Key Dates

Date	Activity
Monday 19 July 2021	Nominations open
Friday 13 August 2021	Nominations close
September	Selection takes place
Wednesday 24 November	Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Awards Event

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Contact us

vc.excellenceawards@monash.edu