Prizes

The Sir Roland Wilson Foundation awards celebrate scholar and alumni excellence and recognise outstanding contributions to academia, public policy, administration and management in the Australian Public Service.

Nominations for the 2025 Joan Uhr, Ian Castles and Pat Turner (research) prizes open on 1 September and close on 15 September. The Foundation accepts nominations from academic supervisors, APS mentors, Board members or other senior leaders from either the APS or University (preferably SES Band 2 or above).

To nominate a member of the scholar or alumni community for a prize, complete the nomination form and email it to srw.foundation@anu.edu.au before the closing date.

Joan Uhr Prize

For contribution to public policy

The Joan Uhr Prize recognises the Sir Roland Wilson scholar who has made the greatest contribution to public policy in the past year, particularly through strengthening the links between the Australian Public Service and The Australian National University.

The prize was named after the founding Executive Director of the Foundation, Joan Uhr PSM, in recognition of her contributions.

The inaugural Joan Uhr prize was awarded to Camille Goodman at the annual Secretaries’ Dinner in December 2017.

Previous Joan Uhr Prize winners

Pat Turner Prize

For contribution to public policy

The Sir Roland Wilson Pat Turner Prize (Research) for the Pat Turner MPhil or PhD scholar who has made the greatest contribution to public policy in the past year, particularly through strengthening the links between the Australian Public Service and The Australian National University or Charles Darwin University.

The Sir Roland Wilson Pat Turner Prize (Coursework) for the Pat Turner scholar who has achieved the highest Weighted Average Mark while undertaking a post-graduate coursework program in semester one each year.

Previous Pat Turner Prize winners

Ian Castles Alumni Prize

For extraordinary success, outstanding contributions

The Ian Castles Alumni Prize recognises an alum, from the Sir Roland Wilson scholarship program or the Pat Turner scholarship program, who has achieved extraordinary success in their fields, or made outstanding contributions to public policy in Australia or internationally.

The prize is named after Ian Castles AO OBE who was a member of the Sir Roland Wilson Board from 1999 to 2009.

Previous Ian Castles Alumni Prize winners

Sir Roland Wilson Prize

For excellence in business administration.

Previous Sir Roland Wilson Prize winners