Vice-Chancellor’s Awards (PELT)

Applying for an Award

The Vice-Chancellor’s Promoting Excellence in Learning and Teaching (PELT) Awards recognise and reward staff, as either individuals or as a small team, for the excellence of their teaching and/or for making a significant and innovative contribution to students’ learning or learning experiences.

Recommendations and Nominations to be advised

Academic (including sessional staff) and professional staff who have been at Notre Dame for a minimum of three years are eligible to be nominated.

The purpose of the awards is to:

  • Build on an already strong institutional culture of high expectations for teaching performance, high quality student learning experiences, supervision and pastoral care of students
  • Acknowledge the role of academic staff and professional staff who have played an important support role in contributing to excellence in teaching, learning and pastoral care of students
  • Celebrate, showcase and share excellent practices as an engaged learning community

Nominations can be made:

  • Or by self-nominating as an individual or a team

Staff who receive a recommendation are free to accept, defer or decline this invitation to proceed with their nomination.

All interested staff (whether they have been recommended by others or are self-nominating) need to complete a formal nomination form prior to progressing their Award application. Nomination forms need to be signed by the relevant Dean or equivalent and submitted to curriculum.quality@nd.edu.au no later than Friday 11 December 2026.

Refer to the VC Awards Policy and Procedure below for the full information.

Key dates 2026 round

June – October 2026 Call for recommendations and nominations
20 November 2026 Deadline to recommend a staff member
11 December 2026 Deadline for completed nomination forms
December 2026 – March 2027Writing Circles
Nominees progress their applications
26 March 2027Deadline for completed full application
April 2027Selection Advisory Panel meets for selection process
May 2027Award recipients announced

Policy, procedures and forms for nominees

Resources available to nominees