Submit your entry for the 2023 Women in Technology (WiT) Queensland Awards by 30 June 2023

The Public Sector Excellence Award recognises the impact of women, female led teams or projects, and majority female departments in Queensland’s Public Sector who demonstrate WiT’s core values (below) and whose STEM based innovation, product, service, process, idea or initiative transforms the consumer experience and aims to:

contribute to creating a safer, more equitable future for Queensland women and girls
empower and encourage more women and girls to consider, participate in and achieve success in a STEM career or field of study
enhance the health, wellbeing and quality of life of Queenslanders
create a greener, more sustainable Queensland
support Queensland businesses and industries to thrive OR
add significant value for their customers, clients or end consumers in a relevant and meaningful way.

You can choose to enter this category as an individual or enter your female-led/majority-female team, project, or department. Entry is FREE.

Details on eligibility criteria and how to enter is outlined below ⬇️

All Award entries must be submitted online via Judgify. Create your free account to start your application

Download a copy of the Award Application Assessment Criteria for the Public Sector Excellence Award

Entries for the 2023 WiT Awards close on 30 June 2023.

Be part of the 2023 WiT Awards

Enter yourself, a female-led team or your business in this year’s awards.

Entry is free, and you don’t need to be a current WiT member to enter.

Details on eligibility criteria and how to enter is outlined below ⬇️

Entries for the 2023 WiT Awards close on 30 June 2023.

Create your free account to start your application

Nominate an outstanding female, female led-team or business

Nominating only takes a few moments of your time, and everyone is invited to nominate.

You’re welcome to submit as many nominations as you like to recognise the impact of different inspiring STEM females, female-led teams or projects, and businesses empowering women in STEM.

Once you have nominated them, encourage your nominees to enter the 2023 WiT Awards.

Nominations close on 31 May 2023.

Why Enter

The WiT Awards provide a well-respected, highly visible platform to gain wide-spread recognition for your contributions towards creating a more equitable future for women and girls in STEM, and the positive difference your transformative ideas and innovations make to benefiting Queenslanders, enhancing local communities, strengthening Queensland industries, protecting our natural world.

Entering the Awards can support you, your team and your business to:

Strengthen your reach and impact

Gain widespread recognition as a leading industry expert, thought leader, change-maker, disruptor or innovator advocating for positive change in your chosen field and encouraging greater participation of women and girls in STEM careers or fields of study.

Expand your network

Connect with industry leaders, key decision makers and specialists in your field and across Queensland’s STEM community to help you form valuable connections, collaborations or partnerships that may open up new possibilities or funding opportunities to build support for and champion your cause, research, innovation, initiative or transformative ideas to further increase your impact.

Unlock your potential

The process of applying to enter the WiT Awards is a valuable opportunity for you, your team or your business to reflect on the impact of your achievements, contributions and milestones reach to date. It’s also an opportunity to celebrate how far you’ve come and set new goals or aspirations to work towards that empower you to strengthen your impact in a relevant and meaningful way.

How do I enter ?

Read the eligibility criteria (below) to see if you are eligible to enter and determine if this category is best suited for you, your team or your business.
Download a copy of the Award Application Assessment Criteria for the Public Sector Excellence Award
Visit the 2023 WiT Awards Judgify website to create your free account and commence your Award application.
Submit your Award Application and supporting documents online by 30 June 2023.

As part of your award application, you’ll need to provide:

A 1-2 min video introducing yourself or your team/business and showcasing what you do. View tips for creating your video
Written summary or elevator pitch to support your video
Written responses outlining how you demonstrate the principles behind each of WiT’s core values to drive meaningful, lasting positive change to advance, connect and empower people in your chosen community and advocate for women in STEM with courage and respect
References to support your application
Linkedin Profile OR Summary CV
Relevant Social Media links for yourself or your business

Download a copy of the Award Application Assessment Criteria for the Public Sector Excellence Award

Who is eligible to apply?

This category is open to individuals who identify as female, female-led or majority female teams or projects, and majority female departments or organisations in Queensland’s Public Sector who contribute to Queensland’s STEM landscape in:

Government Agencies and Public Utilities
Digital Government
Government – Local, State & Federal
Public Admin and Safety
Universities

All entrants must either be an Australian citizen or permanent resident to be eligible to enter.

Start-ups, Businesses and Corporate, Government or Not-for-Profit Organisations who enter the Awards may have its head office outside of Queensland, but must be able to demonstrate a significant contribution to employment in Queensland STEM industries and servicing Queenslanders or Queensland communities with their technologically driven STEM based innovation, product, service, process, initiative or scientific research.

If an organisation is entering one (or more) of the categories listed below then they must have greater than 50% female* representation within their organisation.

Inspiring excellence in research & education award
Future focused business achiever award
Lifting communities award
Consumer strength champion award
Excellence in industry leadership award
Public sector excellence award
Emerging tech star award
Raising the regions award
First Nations Change Maker award

In addition to criteria outlined above, entrants must demonstrate in their application that they also meet the specific assessment criteria of the Award Category(s) they are entering.