Celebrating the amazing events, campaigns, achievements and progress made by our clubs and societies.
Student Group Event Award
Student Group Collaboration Award
- A well-run collaboration between two or more affiliated Student Groups, with good organisation from all Committee Members involved. This could include good marketing of the collaboration and adhering to Students’ Union processes.
- Contributed to a positive student experience.
- Worked to make the collaboration inclusive and accessible.
Student Group Project Award
- A well-run project with good organisation from Committee Members. This could include good marketing of the project and adhering to Students’ Union processes.
- Contributed to a positive student experience.
- Worked to make the project align with SU core values, such as inclusiveness, accessibility, democracy and sustainability.
Outstanding Contribution to Community
- A Student Group who have made an outstanding contribution to the local, national, or even international community.
- Evidence of good organisation from Committee Members. This could include good marketing of the project and adhering to Students’ Union processes.
- Worked to make the project inclusive and accessible.
Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience
- A Student Group who have gone the extra mile to foster a community .
- Effectively re-introduced activity whilst ensuring that students can engage with the Student Group in a range of ways.
- Evidence of good organisation from Committee Members. This could include good marketing of the project and adhering to Students’ Union processes.
- Worked to make the project inclusive and accessible.
New Student Group of the Year
- Must have first been affiliated with the Students’ Union in (or for) the 2022/2023 Academic Year.
- A well-run Student Group with good organisation from Committee Members. This could include good marketing of the Group and adhering to Students’ Union processes.
- Evidence of Student Group development, for example through establishing membership, adapting activity to be held online, etc.
- Plans for sustainable growth into the 2023/2024 academic year.
- Worked to ensure that the Student Group is accessible to all students and promotes inclusivity.
Student Group of the Year Award
- A well-run Student Group with good organisation from Committee Members. This could include good marketing of the Group and adhering to Students’ Union processes.
- Evidence of Student Group development, for example through establishing membership, adapting activity to be held online, etc.
- Contributed to a positive student experience.
- Plans for sustainable growth into the 2023/2024 academic year.
- Worked to ensure that the Student Group is accessible to all students and promotes inclusivity.
Volunteering and Fundraising Awards
Recognising all of the incredible efforts made for charities, the community, and fellow students.
Frank May Cup for Volunteering
The prestigious Frank May Cup is awarded to a student volunteer who has made a positive contribution to the University and wider community through volunteering. Students in this category have demonstrated outstanding commitment by volunteering on a regular basis and going above and beyond the expected requirements. Students can evidence their impact to the cause(s), as well as their own personal development. To count towards this award, volunteering must have been done on an unpaid basis within the past 12 months.
- Demonstrates passion and motivation to making a positive impact through volunteering.
- Demonstrates commitment, having volunteered on a regular basis or over a period of time (min. 3 months).
- Has gone above and beyond expectations, for instance by taking a leadership role or expanding an existing project.
- Demonstrates personal development from volunteering, with the ability to self-reflect and show what they have learned.
Fundraising Award
This award recognises an individual, group of students, or affiliated Student Group, that have gone above and beyond in raising money for external charity/ies.
- Successful charity fundraising completed in line with UK Charity Law.
- Well-run, innovative charity fundraising with good organisation from students.
- Worked to make the fundraising inclusive and accessible.
Volunteering Project Award
This award recognises a group of students, or affiliated Student Group, that have worked to develop a volunteering project.
- A well-run volunteering project with good organisation from the organiser(s). This could include good marketing of the project and adhering to Students’ Union processes.
- Has a positive impact on the community, or factor that the volunteering project seeks to impact.
- The volunteering project provides meaningful development opportunities, skills and/or experience for the volunteers involved.
- Ability of the project organiser(s) to evaluate and report on the outcomes of the project, and suggest improvements for the future.
- Worked to make the project inclusive and accessible.
Arts Awards
Recognise students and groups that contribute to the arts community.
Outstanding Contribution to Arts
This award recognises a Student Group that have contributed positively and effectively to arts at the University of Leicester.
- Worked to expose arts to the wider student community..
- Worked to make your society or activities as inclusive and welcoming as possible.
Art Society of the Year
This award recognises A well run and organised Arts based student group with good organisation from Committee Members.
- Evidence of Student Group developed and aimed to improve for the 2023/24 Academic Year.
- Actively listened to Student Group members and included their thoughts into the development and progression of the Student Group
Creative & Innovation Award
This award recognises A Student Group who have consistently thought outside of the box when organising events and activities.
- Evidence that the student group have tried new ideas and activities during the 2023/24 Academic Year.
- Provided new and unique opportunities for Student Group members such as coaching, leadership or upskilling opportunities.
For a plain-text list of Awards, click here for our PDF Handbook.
We are also giving Special Recognition to students who have gone above and beyond what is expected of them as members of their student group in the year, which also:
- Demonstrated passion and motivation to make a positive impact on the group and its members.
- Embodied the core values of their student group and the Students’ Union.
This year, we are expanding the list of Special Recognition into different categories, which includes:
- Green Action
- Being a Helping Hand
- Advocacy
- Contributions to Their Society
- Arts
FAQs
If you have any questions with the awards or nominations process, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at unionactivities@le.ac.uk
Last Year Winning Groups:
