Call for Nominations: Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Rehabilitation Sciences 2026

[Call for Nominations] Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Rehabilitation Sciences 2026

 

We are excited to announce the nominations for the Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Rehabilitation Sciences 2026 are now open!

 

This prestigious award not only celebrates the remarkable achievements of our graduates in their respective fields but also acknowledges their active support of our alma mater.

 

• Nomination Deadline: by 30 April 2026 (Thursday) at 5:00 pm
• Nomination Form: download here

 

Please return the completed form with all required supplementary documents to rs.crm@polyu.edu.hk on or before the nomination deadline.

 

Award Categories

The Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award (OPAA) is organised at three levels: Department level, Faculty/ School level and University level. The recipients of the Department Award will be nominated to the Faculty Award. All Faculty awardees will be considered for the University Award.

 

Selection Criteria

The selection of the Award considers two major criteria:

 

(1) Support and Contributions to PolyU: This criterion considers nominee’s extent of support and contribution to PolyU.

(2) Three Achievement Areas serve as a framework for assessing nominee’s achievements in:

 

•Professional Achievement

This category recognises alumni who have attained distinguished achievements, demonstrated exemplary leadership, and made a strong impact on their profession/ industry/ society.

 

•Entrepreneurial Achievement

This category recognises alumni who have demonstrated outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as founded or advanced business or technology ventures with impact.

 

 •Scholarly Achievement

This category recognises alumni scholars who have made notable scholarly or research contributions in their disciplines, with proven track record and excellent reputation in the field.

 

Alumni who are aged at/under 40 would be eligible for the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

 

* Notes: The bestowal of the award shall subject to individual merits of the candidates.  No award shall be given out in a certain category if no suitable candidate is identified.

 

Eligibility

The nominated candidate must be a graduate who has successfully completed full-time or part-time programme offered by PolyU (or its forerunners: Hong Kong Government Trade School, Hong Kong Technical College, and Hong Kong Polytechnic) which led to academic award accredited by the respective Institution.

 

The proposer can be PolyU graduate, Honorary Graduate, University Fellow, PolyU staff, PolyU Council and Court member and Advisory Committee member. There is no limit to the number of nominations to be submitted by each proposer. However, the proposer cannot be the candidate himself / herself.

 

Award Selection Committee

The Award Selection Committee of Department of Rehabilitation Sciences will examine the nominations and assess candidates’ qualifications and performance for the awards

 

Confidentiality

All information submitted on this nomination form will be kept strictly confidential and will only be used by the Award Selection Committee for the purpose of the selection process. 

 

Enquiries

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Email rs.crm@polyu.edu.hk