How to nominate

Nomination process

• Nominees are responsible for coordinating and submitting their nominations. For teams, a coordinating nominee must be identified.
• Each nomination requires a nominator. The nominator must not be the nominee nor part of a team nomination.
• Nominators may be non-UTS staff.
• Nominators should have the appropriate standing and expertise to vouch for the quality of the nominated research and to justify the nomination.
• Nominators are to complete the Statement of Support to attach to the nomination submitted by the nominees.

• All nominations must be endorsed by the relevant Associate Dean, Research (ADR), who in turn advises the relevant Dean. The nominee is not required to secure the written endorsement when submitting the nomination. Should a nomination not be endorsed, the Dean/Associate Dean (Research) must provide an explanation to the committee for the decision. Note: This does not apply to the Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence Award. 
• Where a nominee or team nomination for the Research Management and Development Award comes from the Division of the DVCR, the nomination must be endorsed by the Director of Research Office, Head of Institution or Dean of GRS. Should a nomination not be endorsed, the Research Office Director, Head of Institution, or Dean of GRS must provide an explanation for the decision.

• Multi-disciplinary nominations, spanning more than one faculty/institution, must identify the coordinating faculty/institution.

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• Submissions must be made using the appropriate nomination form in Symplectic. 

Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence

• Faculties or Institutions may nominate one person for the Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence award. Anyone wishing to be considered for this award needs to consult with their respective ADR.
• The nominations will be selected by the faculty or institution, who will provide their endorsement to the Office of the DVCR via researchawards@uts.edu.au. Therefore, the relevant faculty or institution must be consulted before submitting the nomination form. Please refer to the Faculty and Institution contact list below.
• For more information on completing the online nomination form in Symplectic and attaching supporting documents, refer to ‘How to submit a nomination form’ guidelines. 

Faculty and Institution contact list for the Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence

Nominees for the Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence should contact the relevant person listed below, to ensure that their nomination will be supported.

Faculties

Institutions

General questions relating to the awards should be emailed to researchawards@uts.edu.au

Complete your submission by filling out the selection criteria and nomination criteria checklist in Symplectic. Please ensure you attach any forms required prior to submission, including the Nominator's Support Statement below.

Please refer to the guidelines on how to submit a nomination form if you have any questions about the nomination process in Symplectic. If you do not have an existing profile or would like to update your profile, please refer to the guidelines on how to create a profile.

Completion of a Discovery profile is not required for the Research Management and Development Award (Professional Staff).