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Nominations for NAIDOC Awards extended

27 March 2018
Culture and Capability
Poster showing three yellow dot circles at the top with images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons holding large gold or blue awards. Below the circles are the words: Nominations are now open for the National NAIDOC Awards 8-15 July 2018.

Nominations for the National NAIDOC Awards will remain open until 3 April 2018.

Due to a last minute flurry of nominations, we’ve extended the NAIDOC 2018 Awards closing date until 5pm AEST on Tuesday 3rd April.

It’s your last chance to nominate an outstanding achiever.

If you’ve already submitted an Award nomination and want to update or add to your nomination – simply resubmit your refreshed nomination.

Thank you to those who’ve already put forward some amazing achievers to be judged across the 10 categories.

The Award categories are:

  • Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Person of the Year

  • Female Elder of the Year

  • Male Elder of the Year

  • Caring for Country Award

  • Youth of the Year

  • Artist of the Year

  • Scholar of the Year

  • Apprentice of the Year

  • Sportsperson of the Year

To nominate, go to 2018 National NAIDOC Awards Nomination Form.

Find out more

To find out more about the previous recipients of National NAIDOC Awards, read the Winners Profiles.