Nominate for the Community Awards

Nominations open March 2027.

Eligibility

  • Nominators - must either be currently enrolled or employed at the University of Melbourne at the time of nominating and must use their @unimelb email address when making their nomination
  • Nominees - must either be currently enrolled or employed at the University of Melbourne in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the time of nomination.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be eligible for the People’s Choice Award.
  • Members of the judging panel are excluded from nominating or being nominated for an award.

How to nominate

  • Nominations must be submitted by Friday, 24 April 2026, 11:59pm. 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.
  • 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.
  • Nominees must have been currently employed or enrolled at the University of Melbourne for at least six (6) months.
  • You may nominate as many people as you like.

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 2026, 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.
  • The entire process should only take up to 5-10 minutes to complete.
  • Supporting evidence can also be submitted however, this is optional.

Other information

  1. In submitting a nomination(s) and any supporting evidence to FEIT as part of the nomination process, nominators and nominees accept that, for submitted materials in which they own the copyright, they will grant FEIT a non-exclusive, perpetual licence, free of charge, for FEIT’s noncommercial use of those submitted materials (including publication online in whole or in part).
  2. FEIT holds the rights to alter or amend any submitted information in regard to spelling, grammar and structure, which may be published online and/or in printed collateral.
  3. Agreement to the publication of submitted information on social media and any other avenue.
  4. Each year the judging panel is finalised in May and primarily consists of winners from the FEIT Community Awards of the previous year

Contact the FEIT events team for more information at spotlight-feit@unimelb.edu.au