2026 HDR Supervisor Awards

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2026 HDR Graduate Research Supervision Awards Nomination Form

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Background and Information

Every year, we honour and celebrate the remarkable accomplishments within our research community through two levels of research awards and prizes: the Vice-Chancellor's Research Awards and Prizes and RMIT Research Awards and Prizes.

The Research Awards and Prizes acknowledge the research excellence, engagement and impact achieved by research staff and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates, while the Research Service Awards (RSAs) are presented to professional staff who deliver services that support and enable research. 

This application is for the Research Award program.

In 2026, nominations for the Research Award program will run from Friday 15 May 11:00am to Thursday 23 July at 3:00pm sharp. Please try to submit early as the system accepts no applications after the cutoff. 

Before you begin:

Please ensure that you have read the Research Awards Guidelines and additional supporting documents on the RMIT University Research Awards page.

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Nomination Process

Per the Research Awards Guidelines.

A complete nomination consists of the following:

  1. Completion of this nomination form.
  2. Nominator(s) Statement – Nominator Support fillable template.
  3. Statement(s) of Support – Statement of Support fillable template.
  4. Curriculum vitae – Each nominee must submit an abbreviated CV (1.5 x A4 pages maximum). Team awards require a single compiled PDF containing abbreviated CVs, maximum of 1 page per member, for all nominated team members to be submitted.
  5. Google Scholar / Google Scholar Profile Link - Provide a link to the Google Scholar Profile, and / or the relevant research of the nominee(s).

Graduate Research Supervision Award Categories

Please select the Award being applied for from the list below.

Research Awards Categories * Required
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Applying as an individual or as a team? (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Research Awards Categories" on page 1

Are you applying for the Award for Research Engagement and Impact - Industry Engagement in Graduate Research as an individual or as a team of HDR supervisors?

Please note, for this award, team nominations must comprise HDR supervisors only, and all team members must have a record of successful HDR completions.

Individual or team? * Required
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Declaration

Award Guidelines.

I declare that I have read and understand the Guidelines, and information above, and can confirm I am eligible to nominate for this Award or Prize: * Required
Response required.