Network Awards
ABDC Award for Innovation and Excellence in International Engagement
This award is for initiatives that have enhanced outcomes or improved practice in inbound, outbound or collaborative international education and/or engagement. They may relate to student recruitment, student mobility and research collaborations or teaching and learning partnerships with institutions overseas.
Award criteria
- Innovation: How innovative is the initiative in terms of its objectives, design, approach, delivery and/or content?
- Sustainability/scalability: Can you demonstrate sustainability and/or scalability of the initiative?
- Institutional support: To what extent has your institution/business school demonstrated commitment to the initiative through the provision of support or recognition of its value?
- Value for money: Has the initiative led to efficiency gains on previous practice and provided a return on investment?
- Excellence: What evidence can be provided regarding the underlying excellence of the initiative?
- Societal impact: How has the initiative had a positive impact on the community at large and stakeholders including students, staff and/or industry partners?
Past winners
ABDC Award for Innovation and Excellence in Scholarly and Applied Research (up to 4 awards)
These awards recognise excellence in scholarly and applied research undertaken in business, management, economics, and related fields of research.
Award criteria
Excellence in research will be judged and recognised separately for scholarly and applied work and, in each case, for emerging researchers (up to level C) and established researchers (level D and E). As a result, up to four awards will be made. Applications should clearly indicate the researcher’s level and whether the research that is the basis for their application is scholarly or applied in nature. Group applications will be assessed at the level of the most senior named academic.
The criteria for the research awards are:
- Innovation: How innovative is the research in terms of its aims, design, approach and the gap it fills?
- Excellence: What evidence can be provided regarding the underlying excellence of the research (e.g. the quality of the peer reviewed outlet, unsolicited feedback, testimonials, co-design with research partners, stakeholder feedback etc.)?
- Engagement: Is there evidence of communication of the research to a wide audience (e.g., presentation at conferences, media coverage, conversation articles, evidence of industry collaboration and/or funding, industry or policy briefings etc)?
- Impact: Using objective measures, how has the research positively impacted the field (e.g., significant citations and awards, contribution to the improvement of practices in the industry, government, or the NFP sector).
2024 winners
ABDC Award for HDR Supervision and Mentoring
This award recognises a scholar who has demonstrates a positive impact on other scholars through their outstanding mentorship, helping others to achieve their career objectives by investing intellectual, social, and personal capital to foster the development of an HDR candidate or mentee.
Depending on applications received, up to two awards may be made for HDR supervision specifically and mentoring more broadly.
Award criteria
- Intellectual support: Evidence that the scholar helps the mentee or HDR candidate develop ideas constructively (e.g., by brainstorming, offering a sounding board, suggesting a diverse perspective, providing written feedback).
- Social support: Evidence that the scholar helps the mentee or HDR candidate develop a professional network to support their success (e.g., introducing them to others, writing reference letters, suggesting them as co-authors/reviewers/editors).
- Personal support: Evidence that the scholar prioritises the wellbeing and development of the mentee (e.g., encouragement through difficult times, helps maintain self-efficacy, provides perspective or specific career/work strategies).
- Inclusivity: The scholar has an authentic record of inclusive mentorship and supporting diverse mentees.
2024 winner
ABDC Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning
The ABDC Award for Teaching and Learning recognises Australia’s most outstanding university academics in business, management, law, and related fields who have demonstrated leadership through sustained commitment to L&T innovation, quality teaching, and sustained dedication to improve the student experience and learning outcomes in higher education.
Award criteria
- Innovation: How innovative is the initiative in terms of curricula and resources, evaluative practices and delivery that influence, motivate, and inspire students to learn?
- Excellence: What evidence can be provided regarding the underlying excellence of the initiative including scholarship activities and testimonials?
- Collaboration: Is there evidence of partnership with academics and non-academic stakeholders outside the individual’s institution including the industry and/or the community?
- Scalability: What evidence is there that the initiative can be deployed to other disciplines in the business school or university or across business schools?
Past winners
ABDC Award for Innovation and Excellence in Professional Management
This award recognises initiatives that demonstrably improve the management of ABDC member business schools.
Award criteria
- Innovation: How innovative is the initiative in its aims, design and implementation?
- Scalability: Can this initiative be deployed in other areas of the university or at other institutions? For example, beyond the business school there may be evidence of broader institutional support for the initiative.
- Impact: How has this initiative improved management practices in your school? This could be through delivery of cost savings, removing frictions in processes, or contributing to staff and student experience.
Past winners
ABDC Award for Transformative Action and Innovative Approaches to Climate Change
The ABDC is committed to assisting business schools to educate the next generation of business leaders about the importance of a net zero future for Australia and to advance research on business responses to climate change.
This award recognises transformative initiatives led by business schools with high potential for climate positive and sustainability impacts.
Award criteria
- Innovation: How innovative is the initiative in terms of its aims, design, approach, and delivery?
- Scalability/Replicability: What potential does the initiative have to be scaled up or replicated in other contexts?
- Engagement and/or Collaboration: Is there evidence of engagement and/or collaboration with academic and non-academic stakeholders?
- Transformative Action: How has the initiative had or is expected to have demonstrable positive impacts on climate and society?
Past winners
