The Global Australian Awards recognise Global Australians – including Australians living and working overseas, international alumni of Australian universities, and recent migrants to Australia. The Awards showcase the achievements of these inspiring global Australians who are innovating in their field and shaping the world.
Nominations for the Global Australian Awards are now open all year round. If you know any global Australian who is doing awesome things around the world, or you are one of them, you can nominate here.
Selected by ajudging panelof eminent Australians, the Global Australian Awards winners and finalists are outstanding individuals who are shaping our world. Meet our2023 cohort here.
CATEGORIES
Winners are recognised in the following broad industry/sector categories:
Alumni
Corporate Leadership
Creative Excellence
Emerging Leadership
Global Talent
Indo-Pacific Impact
Science, Research & Health
Social Impact
Technology & Entrepreneurship
In addition to the above categories, the Judging Panel will recognise individuals who have made a significant global impact throughout their careers. Similar to a lifetime achievement award, nominees for this category may be household names in Australia or, as determined by the judges, deserving of increased recognition among Australians.
CRITERIA
You may nominate yourself and/or others. Eligible nominees must:
Be an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident; OR alumni of an Australian university who are non-Australian citizens or residents
Be living overseas currently, or be living overseas up until the year of nomination (except for the Global Talent category)
Be working and/or active within your industry (i.e. not in initial studies or fully retired)
Not be a current Advance Ambassador, or a current member of Advance staff / Advance Board of Directors / Advance Asia Advisory Committee.
Criteria for some categories in more detail
For theAlumni category, nominees must:
Be alumni of an Australian university program and a non-Australian citizen or resident
Live outside of Australia at least half of the year
For theGlobal Talent category, nominees must:
Have been born outside Australia
Be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia
Moved to Australia no earlier than ten years prior to the nomination, and be living and working in Australia at the time of nomination
Since 1 January 2020 have made a significant contribution to Australia in their field of expertise by:
developing a breakthrough innovation or scientific discovery in Australia that will tangibly benefit Australians at large, or make a globally significant contribution in the applicant’s field of endeavour, and/or
establishing a business registered in Australia, that either has created quality jobs in Australia and/or is tax positive for Australia
Global Australian Awards – General rules
A nominee may be considered for more than one category
Unsuccessful nominees may re-nominate in subsequent years
Award winners cannot receive a second award in the same award category. They can be considered for recognition in a separate category in following years
Groups of people or couples will normally not be eligible, though in exceptional cases the selection panel reserves the right to consider such nominations
The selection panel reserves the right to determine the relevance of nominations and to move nominees across categories
All category winners will be considered for the Global Australian of the Year Award
No weight is given to multiple submissions for the same nominee