The King's Trust Australia is honouring Australian Defence Force veteran and family entrepreneurs through the Beyond Service Awards, with warm thanks to our Gold Sponsor, the Commonwealth Bank and Silver Sponsor Saab Australia.
Nominations for 2024 Beyond Service Awards will close on 11:59 pm on Friday June 21, 2024.
2024 Award Categories
This award recognises the outstanding entrepreneurial efforts of a veteran or Australian Defence Force partner aged 35 or under.
This award recognises the best application of military skills, experience and/or networks developed in service to the Australian Defence Force and applied to civilian business(es). This award is sponsored by Saab Australia.
This award recognises a veteran or Australian Defence Force partner making a positive impact in the community and/or contributing to a more sustainable society through business.
This award recognises the outstanding efforts of an Australian Defence Force partner or spouses in business.
Sponsored by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this award is not open for public nomination. Only finalists of the above award categories are eligible for this award.
Nominations for the 2024 Beyond Service Awards will close at 11:59 pm on Friday June 21, 2024.
Australian Defence Force veterans and partners are encouraged to self-nominate or nominate a colleague. Please align your nomination to one of the four available categories outlined above. You may self-nominate or nominate a colleague for multiple awards.
There is no cost associated with nominating for an Award.
Judges will assess each nomination and supporting evidence against the relevant criteria. Each category is assessed by an independent and impartial judging panel.
Finalists will be announced virtually in August 2024.
Award winners will be announced in person at the Beyond Service Awards in September 2024.
To be considered for an award, the individual or organization must satisfy all the eligibility requirements for each category, as outlined below. For comprehensive eligibility criteria and definitions, please refer to the Terms and Conditions.
Open to non-employing businesses (sole traders, companies, trusts, and partnerships without employees), micro-, small and medium businesses, and public sector organisations owned or operated by a person 35 years of age or under.
To be eligible for this award, the applicant must also meet all of the following criteria:
Open to non-employing businesses (sole traders, companies, trusts, and partnerships without employees), micro-, small and medium businesses, and public sector organisations.
To be eligible for this award, the applicant must also meet all of the following criteria:
Open to non-employing businesses (sole traders, companies, trusts and partnerships without employees), micro-, small and medium businesses, and public sector organisations.
To be eligible for this award, the applicant must also meet all of the following criteria:
Open to non-employing businesses (sole traders, companies, trusts and partnerships without employees), micro-, small and medium businesses, and public sector organisations.
To be eligible for this award, the applicant must also meet all of the following criteria:
This category is not open to public nomination. The winner will be selected by the judging panel from the pool of winners from all Beyond Service Awards categories.
2024 Sponsors
The King's Trust Australia Enterprise programme received grant funding from the Australian Government to support veteran owned businesses.