Individual nominations
The awards are open to professional staff of Monash University. To be eligible for the awards, nominees must:
- Be professional staff (HEW 1-9) including full time, part-time, ongoing and fixed-term
- Be continuously employed by Monash University for at least twelve months at the time of nomination
- Not have been a recipient of this award in the last two years
- Demonstrate exceptional individual performance, sustained for a minimum period of one year.
Team nominations
To be eligible for the award, nominated team members must be:
- Professional staff (including trades and services staff)
- Part of a team where at least 75 percent of members have been continuously employed by Monash for at least twelve months at the time of nomination
- Not have been a recipient of a team award (collectively) in the last two years
- Demonstrate exceptional team performance, sustained for a minimum period of one year.
The nominee's contributions to professional excellence must go above and beyond the requirements of their roles, demonstrating significant and sustained achievement in a given activity, 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.
