First Nations Catalyst Award

The award recognises a First Nations art and/or design academic who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and whose research and/or pedagogy engages with the contemporary challenges of higher education and/or ways of knowing in art and/or design, and/or addresses the diversity of staff and student communities. 
First Nations continuing and fixed term, and casual academic staff are encouraged to apply.

Nomination Process

Self or peer nominations are welcomed with endorsement by Heads of School (or equivalent), and should comprise:

• A two-page evidence-based statement in the format provided that addresses the selection criteria.
• Evidence that may be in the form of a course pilot or case study and/or traditional and/or non-traditional research outputs (NTROs), institutional recognition and/or peer review, and/or award, and/or teaching metrics.
• The nominee’s two-page CV, with attention to achievements relevant to the selection criteria in the areas of teaching and/or research, including practice-based research.

Selection Criteria

1. Description and explanation of how course design, delivery and/or assessment and/or research, including practice-based research, contributes to knowledge/s and practice/s in art and/or design.
2. Evidence of:
   a) how the methodology/ies and/or approach/es benefited teaching and student experience in art and/or design, which may include student achievements on completing the course – such as employment, grant applications, exhibitions, consultancies, student feedback metrics; and/or
   b) recognition of the research demonstrated through selection for curated exhibitions in recognised galleries and/or museums, citations and/or peer-review in recognised publications, citation/s in conferences and publications nationally.
3. Contribution to scholarship/s of learning and teaching such as through conference presentation, journal publication, and/or book chapter, and/or research achievements sustained over not less than three years, relative to career opportunity.

Deadline and Submissions

The closing date for submission of the 2024 ACUADS Awards is Monday 30 September 2024.

For all queries and to request a nomination form, contact Lucy Weekes, ACUADS Executive officer: admin@acuads.com.au.

ACUADS First Nations Academic Award

This award recognises a First Nations art and/or design academic who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and whose approach to pedagogy and/or research including practice-based research, engages with First Nations cultural knowledges and experiences, and/or the contemporary challenges of higher education, and/or challenges existing or embedded ways of knowing, and/or recognises the diversity of staff and student communities.
First Nations continuing, and fixed term, and casual academic staff are encouraged to apply

Nomination Process

Self or peer nominations are welcomed with endorsement by Heads of School (or equivalent), and should comprise:

• A two-page evidence-based statement in the format provided that addresses the selection criteria.
• Evidence that may include examples, awards, research metrics, external peer and/or institutional or disciplinary recognition, citations and/or reviews nationally and/or internationally.
• The nominee’s two-page CV, with attention to achievements relevant to the selection criteria in the areas of teaching and/or research, including practice-based research.     

Selection Criteria

1. Description and explanation of how course design, delivery and/or assessment and/or peer-reviewed traditional and/or non-traditional research outputs (NTROs) has influenced knowledge/s and/or practice/s in art and/or design.
2. Evidence or recognition of:
   a) how the methodology/ies and/or approach/es benefited teaching and student experience in art and/or design which may include student achievements on completing the course – such as employment, grant applications, exhibitions, consultancies, student feedback metrics; and/or
   b) the research demonstrated through selection for curated exhibitions in recognised galleries and/or museums, citations and/or peer-review in recognised publications, citation/s in conferences and publications nationally.
3. Account of active contributions to scholarship/s of learning and teaching such as through conference presentation, journal publication, and/or book chapter, and/or proven experience of supervising, and or examining, and/or mentoring research degree students to timely completion, and/or mentoring staff, sustained over not less than five years, relative to career opportunity.

Deadline and Submission

The closing date for submission of the 2024 ACUADS Awards is Monday 30 September 2024.

For all queries and to request a nomination form, contact Lucy Weekes, ACUADS Executive Officer: admin@acuads.com.au.