Papua New Guinea
Recognise outstanding PNG-Australia Alumni in 2025
In partnership with the Australian High Commission in PNG, the “Yumi Stap Wantaim Alumni Awards 2025” celebrate Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary by reflecting on the past, recognising the present, and envisaging the future of PNG-Australia Alumni. The Yumi Stap Wantaim Alumni Awards recognise and honour the contributions of outstanding alumni to Papua New Guinea’s development goals.
Award winners will receive:
- K5,000 towards professional development activities
- recognition of achievements
- enhanced professional profile and
- valuable networking opportunities that arise from receiving international recognition.
Successful recipients of the awards serve as an example for prospective Papua New Guinean students wishing to pursue world class education in Australia.
Nominations have now closed. Stay tuned to find out the 2025 winners!
Award Categories
Eligible alumni can be nominated for one of the following five categories:
1. Alumni of the Year
Awarded to an individual whose visionary leadership inspires others through innovation and best practice at the local, national or international level. The individual has demonstrated ethical leadership and professional integrity for the next generation of alumni.
2. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award
Celebrating achievement in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship, this individual is making an outstanding contribution to society through creation of a successful enterprise, new ideas, design or products in their industry, innovative research or outstanding entrepreneurial leadership.
3. Woman in Leadership Award
The award is for a woman who embodies the principles of fairness, equality, equity and leadership. The alumna has made contributions to promoting one of the following areas: gender equality and women’s empowerment through leadership, decision making, women’s economic empowerment or ending violence against women and children.
4. Community Service Award
This is an award for exceptional leadership in civic, cultural and charitable or volunteer involvement. The winner will have made a demonstrable contribution to their community at a local, national, regional or international level.
5. Frontline Service Delivery
The individual will have performed exceptionally well in frontline service delivery in either the education or health sectors demonstrating leadership in their field of endeavour or evidence of civic, cultural and charitable or volunteer involvement. The winner must be someone who takes initiative and goes an extra mile in service delivery on a continuous basis.
All nominees should, in addition to category specific requirements, support and build links between PNG and Australia while ensuring a commitment to the principles of gender, disability and social inclusion.
Nominees are assessed on their individual achievement or their profound contribution towards an organisation’s goals or GoPNG strategic priority.