Awards Nomination Information

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Cotton industry awards in the following categories for 2024:

• Bayer Grower of the Year
• AgriRisk High Achiever of the Year
• Chris Lehmann CRDC Young Cotton Achiever of the Year
• Cotton Seed Distributors Researcher of the Year*
• IPF Service to Industry Award

*The CSD Researcher of The Year Award is also open for applicants who are involved in extension roles in the Australia cotton industry.

2024 Cotton industry award nomination form

How to apply

To apply, please:

• complete a nomination form.
• provide a high-resolution image of the nominee.

Criteria:

Nominees must have:

1. Provided exceptional service and shown significant commitment to the Australian Cotton Industry.
2. Achieved a positive impact on the Australian Cotton Industry.
3. Contributed a legacy for the industry’s ‘greater good’.

Who can nominate:

In this category, people are nominated by someone else. This person should meet the criteria above.

Judging process:

Once all nominations have been received, a judging panel will meet to determine the recipient. Nominators may be required to submit further information (confidentially) about the nominee to assist in this process.

What are the rewards?

The Service to Industry Award is different to the other Australian Cotton Industry Awards categories as there are no finalists and the recipient is simply announced at the Cotton Awards Dinner. The recipient will be filmed and promoted in the following year.

They will:

• Receive a trophy.
• Take part in the judging panel for the next year.
• Receive $2,000 cash to spend how they like.

What do I do next?

1. Ensure you are familiar with the criteria and the supporting materials you require to make a nomination.
2. Developing the responses to the criteria and the supporting materials required. Remember this is a confidential nomination so do not speak to your nominee about it.
3. Collect at least one high quality digital photo of the nominee/s.
4. Have all your nomination information ready and complete the online nomination form in one sitting (you cannot return to a partly completed nomination).

Submit a nomination