Spotlight Celebrations

Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) Community Awards aims to recognise and celebrate members who have made a significant impact to the FEIT community. If you know of a FEIT community member who should be recognised for their contributions, nominate them now.

Nominations for 2024 are now open!

Award categories

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) Community Awards 2024 contains nine award categories:

• Bachelor Student of the Year
• Master Student of the Year
• Graduate Research Student of the Year
• Student Club of the Year
• Lecturer of the Year
• Tutor of the Year
• Professional Staff of the Year
• Professional Staff Team of the Year
• People’s Choice Award (as voted on by the community)

Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond to help those around them? Nominate them now to show them how much of a positive impact they’ve made!

Nominate now

Each nomination will go in the draw to win one of two $50 vouchers. Nominate more candidates for a higher chance to win!

Read the nomination guidelines for more details on eligibility, prizes and the nomination process:

Award nomination guidelines

How to nominate

• Nominations must be submitted by 11:59pm Monday 22 April 2024. Any submissions after this date will not be accepted.
• Nominations must be made using an @unimelb email address.

Step 1. Select a nominee

• Your nominee must either be currently enrolled or employed by the University of Melbourne in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.
• You may nominate as many people as you like.
• Self-nominations are not recommended. As this is a community-based award, being nominated by another individual will be favourably regarded and the judges may take into consideration how many nominations each nominee receives.

Step 2. Fill out your and your nominee’s contact details

• This is to ensure that your nomination is legitimate and so that we can contact your nominee should they be shortlisted for an award.
• All nominees and nominators will also be invited to attend the FEIT Spotlight Celebrations 2024, where the winners will be announced.

Step 3. Write a response about your nominee

Preparing to complete the online nomination form:

• You will be required to answer 3 questions that detail why you think your nominee should win and what they have done to do so. In total, your response will be between 200 and 400 words and may be in the form of dot points.
• Supporting evidence can also be submitted however, this is optional.
• The entire process should only take up to 5-10 minutes to complete.

Nominate now

What happens if you get shortlisted?

• Once nominations have closed on Monday 22 April 2024, the judges will begin their shortlisting process to select the top three candidates from each award category.
• Shortlisted candidates will be asked to attend an informal chat with the judges, where the winner will be determined for each award category.
• They will also need to provide a short video about themselves, which will be used for the People’s Choice Award voting.
• Shortlisted candidates will be announced online, where voting will begin for the People’s Choice Award. The shortlisted candidate that receives the most votes will win.
• Winners will be announced at the FEIT Spotlight Celebrations on Thursday 1 August 2024 and will be published online.

Judging panel

• Dr Lionel Lam - Biomedical Engineering, 2023 Lecturer of the Year Winner
• Deenu Rajaratnam - 2023 Professional Staff of the Year Winner
• Dr Lucy Sparrow - Computing and Information Systems, 2022 Graduate Researcher of the Year Winner

Prizes

• Each nomination that you make will put you in the draw to win one of two $50 vouchers. One nomination will equal one entry.
• All voters for the People’s Choice Award will go in the draw to win a $50 voucher.
• Shortlisted candidates will receive a certificate.
• The award winner will also receive a $300 voucher and an engraved plaque.
• The student club winner will receive a $300 voucher, an engraved trophy and their club name engraved on the FEIT Community Award for Student Club of the Year shield.

Award Nomination Guidelines

Please refer to the Awards Nomination Guidelines for further details regarding the award and nomination process.

Past Winners

Past FEIT Community Award winners

More information

Contact the Events Team:
spotlight-feit@unimelb.edu.au

Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology FEIT aims to inspire, encourage and support our community by identifying and celebrating its students, student clubs, professional and academic staff who have made a significant impact to our community for the annual Community Awards, presented at the FEIT Spotlight Celebrations.