Community Awards FAQs

  • 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.

  • You may submit nominations for more than one individual or group.

  • Staff team nominations may be submitted by an individual or as a team.

  • Your nominee will receive the response you have written for their nomination. Your name will not be shown unless you agree.

  • Your response should clearly explain how your nominee has positively impacted the community. Use relevant and specific examples to show the judges what your nominee has done throughout the past year to support those around them.

    Below are some prompts that may help guide your response:

    • Supportive:  the nominee goes above and beyond to support peers and students beyond their usual role or capacity. This may include helping with academic projects, work, career goals or mental wellbeing.
    • Inspiring: the ability to influence and motivate others through strong leadership skills or the ability to put ideas into action.
    • Team player: recognises the value in others and is inclusive of all members in a team environment.
    • Socially responsible: participates in initiatives that benefit the community or society as a whole.
    • Engaging (lecturers, tutors, student clubs): has strong engagement with their students or members, endorses fun and delivers learning or initiatives in a creative and valuable way.

  • You can provide evidence as this may support your nomination, but it is not required. Evidence can include but is not restricted to the following:

    • Reference letter/testimonials from other students, peers, academics, professional staff, friends, or organisations that the nominee has worked, volunteered, or been involved with
    • Newspaper or online articles
    • Reports on project/initiative results
    • Pictures and video clips to showcase projects, works in progress or other achievements (students)
    • Copies of awards and prizes the nominee has received from organisations they have been involved with.

    Before you submit your evidence:

    • Make sure to include a quick summary in the body of your email of how each piece of supporting evidence is relevant to a response category.
    • Files must be sent either as an image, video or PDF attached to the email. Google Drive links will not be accepted. Large files can be submitted via wetransfer.com. Please ensure that you name your files with the nominee’s name.

    Please submit your evidence via email to the Events Team at spotlight-feit@unimelb.edu.au.

  • You will be asked to attend an informal chat with the judges, where the winner will be determined for each award category. You will also be asked to provide a short video about yourself which will be used for the People’s Choice Award voting. Shortlisted candidates will also be announced online once voting for the People's Choice Award is open.

  • Each year the judging panel primarily consists of winners from the FEIT Community Awards of the previous year.