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2025 Supervisor of the Year Awards

Nominations for 2025 SUPRA Supervisor of the Year Awards are now open!

The SUPRA Supervisor of the Year Awards aim to promote, recognise and reward excellence in Higher Degree by Research supervision at the University of Sydney, as nominated and judged by research postgraduates at the University.

We accept nominations for supervisors of all postgraduate research students, including master’s by research, Master of Philosophy, PhDs and other doctoral candidates.

Eligibility

• Your research supervisor or co-supervisor supervised you for at least a whole year of your candidature, and you are currently enrolled or were awarded no earlier than in 2024.
• Nominations are for individual supervisors only.
• Nominations must be seconded by another doctoral or master’s by research student who had the same supervisor for at least one year.
• A student may complete a nomination form for only one supervisor, but may second a nomination by another student for the same supervisor.
• Previous nominees are eligible for this year’s awards.

Judging criteria

Nominees will be assessed against the following criteria:

• your supervisor’s availability
• your supervisor’s clear and timely communication with you
• their support for you and your candidature
• their mentoring of you, including their genuine interest in your research and your professional growth
• their sharing of their expertise with you and/or their facilitating of your networking opportunities
• their willingness to go above and beyond their role as your research supervisor.

Nominations close Sunday 24 August 2025.

Contact

If you have any questions or trouble filling out the nomination form, contact: francine.seeto@supra.usyd.edu.au.