1. Nominations must be submitted by 5pm ACST, 20 July 2026. No extension will be granted. 
  2. Nominators need to have consent from the nominee before submitting a nomination.
  3. A selection panel comprising community, government and international education industry representatives will assess nominations to determine finalists and the Award winner. 
  4. All nominees may be subject to reference checking.
  5. All nominators and education institutions endorsing nominations agree they can be contacted for reference checks.
  6. Nominators can provide up to two attachments (in addition to education provider statement) of supporting documentation (e.g. photos or certificates). 
  7. The nominee acknowledges and agrees that Study NT will: 
    1. collect, hold, use and disclose the nominee’s personal information in order to coordinate and conduct the Award
    2. use the nominee’s personal information and photos for future promotional and marketing purposes regarding Study NT’s activities including contacting the nominee via any contact details provided by the nominee without further reference or compensation to the nominee. 
    3. If the nominee does not wish to receive future marketing information from Study NT, the nominee may request not to receive further promotional or marketing communications from Study NT at any time by contacting Study NT or by unsubscribing from the mailing list at the time of receiving any promotional material. 
  8. Any collection, storage or use by Study NT of personal information provided by a nominee will be subject to the provisions of the Information Act 2002 and Information Privacy Principles while the personal information is in the possession of Study NT.  
  9. The winner will be announced at the 2026 Study NT International Student Awards Ceremony. Finalists will be individually notified and will be publicly announced in advance of the ceremony. Finalists need to be available to attend the ceremony on 18 November 2026.
  10. Finalists may be asked to participate in promotional and media opportunities and must agree to appear in any still photography or film footage and consent to their images being photographed, filmed or otherwise recorded or captured by or on behalf of Study NT for promotional purposes (Recorded Materials). Each finalist acknowledges that:
    1. Study NT will own all right, title and interest in the Recorded Materials on and from their creation. For the avoidance of doubt, each finalist assigns to Study NT absolutely and in perpetuity any right, title or interest the finalist might have in such Recorded Materials. The finalist has no claim or other rights in respect of the Recorded Materials
    2. Study NT has exclusive creative control and discretion in relation to the use of the Recorded Materials in connection with Study NT's activities and that the finalist has no right to inspect or approve any proposed use of the Recorded Materials
    3. Study NT may without the finalist’s prior written consent sub-licence any right, title and interest in the Recorded Materials for the purposes of Study NT’s activities
    4. Study NT and its sub-licensee may use, copy, distribute, exhibit, commercialise and exploit the Recorded Materials in any way (including by adaptation, reproduction, editing, retitling, alteration, addition to and/or deletion from, rearrangement, transposition, translation) in any media worldwide for Study NT's activities.
    5. The finalist is not entitled to any remuneration whatsoever in respect of the creation, use or exploitation of the Recorded Materials by Study NT and its sub-licensees. 
  11. The decision of the selection panel is final.