Judging criteria:

The judging criteria for this award encompasses:

• Long term impact: Significant and sustained contributions to the bid/proposal profession over 15+ years
• Leadership and mentorship: Demonstrated leadership in the field, including mentoring and developing other professionals
• Innovation and legacy: Introduction of practices, strategies, or methodologies that have had a lasting impact on the profession
• Industry recognition: Acknowledgment from peers, clients, and industry bodies for their contributions

Suggested evidence to be submitted for consideration:

• Long-term impact: Examples of significant and sustained contributions to the bid/proposal profession over the nominee's career highlighting specific achievements, evidence showing the long-term effects of the nominee's work on the industry or their organisation and/or testimonials from peers, clients, or industry professionals recognising the nominee's impact on the profession
• Leadership and mentorship: Examples of the nominee's leadership and mentoring efforts, including the development of other professionals, testimonials from individuals who have benefited from the nominee's mentorship and/or evidence showing the impact of the nominee's leadership on team or organisational success
• Innovation and legacy: Examples of practices, strategies, or methodologies introduced by the nominee that have had a lasting impact on the profession, including testimonials from peers or industry professionals recognising the nominee's innovative contributions and/or evidence showing how the nominee's innovations have been adopted or emulated within the industry
• Industry recognition: Evidence of the nominee’s influence within the industry (e.g. leadership roles, advisory positions) and/or acknowledgment from peers, clients, and industry bodies for the nominee's contributions (e.g. awards, honours, or published works)

Submission parameters:

Please submit your application (maximum 2000 words) based on the judging criteria for the award you are applying for. You may also upload up to three (3) files of supporting information (combined total size not exceeding 15MB). Each supporting file submitted must be clearly referenced within your application document, indicating which uploaded file corresponds to each relevant section. All commercially sensitive information should be redacted prior to submission.

Applications open in February 2025