Discover the Awards program

Applying for an AHRI Award takes just 5 minutes.  Simply select the award or awards you want to submit in, enter your name and contact details and have your credit card handy.  Once you have completed your application you will receive the documents you will need to complete your submission.  Want to be invoiced?  Contact Awards and they can assist you.

Watch the Information Webinar to learn more about the AHRI Awards: we'll take you through the application and submission process, you'll get to hear from some of our judges and past winners, followed by a Q&A.

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Once you have applied for your award(s), you need to commence work on your submission documents and gather evidence and supporting information which addresses the criteria set out for your award(s). You will need to provide written references for an individual award, or referee contact details for an organisational award to support your submission.

Once submissions close, your submission - along with supporting statements and evidence - will be put through the AHRI Awards shortlisting process for the first part of the judging. Each judging panelist will assess the applications before meeting as a group to discuss and determine shortlisted finalists.

We contact all applicants by the end of September 2021 to notify them of the outcome of their submission.

Note: A full listing of all finalists will be made available on the AHRI Awards website and in HRM Magazine in October.

A number of the awards are associated with a distinguished AHRI Awards patron. Patrons can choose to actively participate in the judging process and have the ultimate responsibility of selecting the winner of their eponymous award. Of the other awards sponsored by AHRI, a national judging panel will review the finalists from the shortlisting panels and decide on a winner.

During the shortlisting and judging phase, the panels may determine questions for referees. We will contact referees directly via either email or phone if required. Referee responses may be used in conjunction with submission for the final judging process in determining the winner of the award.

Note: Refer to the application guidelines for referees/references requirements.

All finalists are invited to attend the AHRI Awards cocktail function where the winners will be revealed. You will hear the winners' success stories and find out why they have been selected as the best in their award. 

Note: Registration to attend the function will open in September once the finalists have been announced. Priority is given to finalists and registration will be open to the public at a later stage.

Think of the application like nominating, where you select the award/s that you wish to apply for and make your commitment to the process through payment. Once payment is received you will receive the submission pack/s which will have further information on the submission process. The submission is the 'work part' where you will be asked to address the criteria and provide supporting evidence.

Yes, you can. The process to nominate an individual or organisation for the AHRI Awards is the same as applying yourself. When applying, simply select which award you would like to nominate someone for, login or create an AHRI profile for the person or organisation you are nominating, and update their details within the application form. Just be sure that you notify them beforehand so they can expect the confirmation details via email. You will also need to make payment for the application at this point.  

Shortlisting panels comprise of representatives from AHRI member committees, leading industry practitioners, academics, award partners and patrons.

Judging

Yes. Any text exceeding the word count may not be viewed by the judging panels. The supporting evidence is strictly five (5) A4 single sided pages with an option to include an additional video link. Anything over this may not be viewed by the judging panels.

The contact person for the application will be notified of the outcome of their submission, on (or before) the day of finalists being announced on the AHRI website and through the ‘What’s on at AHRI' enewsletter. (approx late Sept)

The AHRI Awards are primarily focused on HR-related activities and initiatives conducted within an organisation. In this instance service providers can recommend to any client organisations that they apply for appropriate awards with the support of the service providers and focus on how this has impacted their business.

Yes, however we do suggest that you take on board the feedback provided from previous applications and provide any changes/ developments that have occurred since any previous application to show progress of initiative.

Yes. In most instances both AHRI members and non-members are able to apply for an AHRI Award.  AHRI members receive a discount for each award applied for.

Yes. You can apply for as many awards as you choose.  Please check with the criteria for each award to ensure that you can meet or exceed the required criteria.

Finalists will be announced via the AHRI website, AHRI's eNewsletter ‘What’s on at AHRI’ and HRM magazine (late Sept/early October)

All submissions are confidential, with the exception of the overview sections.  Only information in the Overview section of an application can be made public, should the submission be names as a finalist. All other sections, including evidence is only made available to the AHRI Awards team and judges. All judges sign a confidentiality agreement prior to receiving any judging materials.  

The judging process for the AHRI Awards is based on the Australian business climate, therefore our judging panel would be unable to properly assess the application. Eligible organisations must have an Australia-based operation to apply.  Refer to the AHRI Awards terms and conditions