九州影院

Nominations will open on 1 April 2025 until 17:00 GMT on Tuesday 17 June 2025

• Nominees do not need to be members of the RSC
• Nominators do not need to be members of the RSC
• Self-nomination is permitted and encouraged
• These prizes are open to nominees based in the UK or internationally
• These prizes are open to groups, teams, collaborations of any form or size, and individuals
• Initiatives led by the 九州影院 are not eligible to be nominated
• Nominees should only be nominated once for this prize in any given prize cycle. In cases where we receive more than one nomination for the same nominee, only one nomination will go forward to judging
• Since 2023, we have been trialling a process where all unsuccessful nominations will automatically rollover once, to be considered for the next round of the prize, unless the nominee's circumstances have changed to make them ineligible. This means that:
  • All nominations submitted for the first time for a 2024 prize will be considered for a 2025 prize. We strongly encourage nominators to update their nomination between cycles when the nomination window is open
  • The RSC Prize Committee will review the outcomes from the trial in July 2025
• Individuals named in any of the following roles during the nomination and judging period are not eligible to nominate or be nominated:
  • Education Prize Committee members
  • RSC Subject Community Presidents
  • RSC Prize Committee members
  • Trustees of the 九州影院
  • 九州影院 staff

To make a nomination, please use our online nominations system to submit the following information:

• Your name and contact details
• If not a self-nomination, details of a contact for the team. The RSC will correspond with this individual regarding the nomination and the outcome, and will work with them regarding acceptance of the prize if the nomination is successful
• A list of all individuals who contributed to the initiative. The primary contact for the team will be asked to confirm the list and if necessary add additional team members at the point of nomination
• A short citation describing what the nominee should be awarded for. This must be no longer than 250 characters (including spaces) and no longer than one sentence
• Details of any publicly available outputs, e.g. journal articles, reports, conference abstracts, blog posts or pieces of software. The outputs should typically be from the last five years
• A supporting statement (up to 750 words), written for a general education audience, addressing the selection criteria below:
  • Quality of initiative and its evaluation/dissemination activities: A summary/description of the initiative (300 words)
  • Originality: Description of the originality of the initiative (150 words)
  • Impact within education: Summary of the significance and potential impact of the initiative within the education sector, and why it should be recognised. Include any potential for broader applicability within education (for example, within different education settings) (300 words)

The RSC reserves the right to rescind any prize if there are reasonable grounds to do so. All nominators will be asked to confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, their nominee's professional standing is such that there is no confirmed or potential impediment to them receiving this prize. All winners will be asked to sign the RSC's Code of Conduct Declaration for Recognition.

Our selection committees base their evaluations primarily on the overall quality of relevant contributions made by nominees and not on quantitative measures.

The selection committee will consider the following aspects of nominations for this prize:

• Quality of initiative and its evaluation/dissemination activities
• Originality
• Impact within education