The Alumni Impact Awards celebrate Adelaide University graduates who have made exceptional contributions to their communities and professions, fostering inclusive growth, advancing social progress, and innovating global solutions.
Launching in 2026, the inaugural awards bring together distinguished alumni from both of our foundation universities to honour the remarkable impact they make on a global scale. This diverse community of leaders, innovators, creators, and changemakers has enriched lives through their achievements and strengthened the communities and society they serve.
They are contemporary trailblazers and enduring icons. Entrepreneurs and humanitarians. Thinkers, artists, and technical pioneers. Together, they embody the Adelaide University story of excellence, ambition, and meaningful impact, and stand as a source of immense pride and inspiration.
Alumni, staff, students, and members of the wider community will be invited to nominate candidates who demonstrate outstanding achievements that have earned local, national, or international recognition.
We encourage you to learn about the nomination process and eligibility nomination process and eligibility, and consider which of our impactful founding alumni you will nominate in 2027. Nominations for the 2026 Alumni Impact Awards opened 7 May and closed 26 June 2026.
Award categories
Founding Alumni recipients
View the lists of recipients awarded before 2026 from our founding alumni community.
Connect with us
Join us at an upcoming alumni event in your location – we regularly run and support networking and professional development events in Adelaide and around the world.
Get in touch with the Alumni Relations team via alumni@adelaide.edu.au.
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