Entry criteria
- Current Newcastle University students or societies can apply.
- Only one of the nine categories can be entered.
- Applicants can write about more than one of their activities within their chosen category.
- Nominated students must not have received academic credit for any part of this achievement.
- For the society awards, committee members who have received academic credit via the Career Development module cannot be involved in the application process.
- The achievement can be attained through voluntary activity or paid work.
- You must have been involved in the activity at some point since 4th March 2013.
- Society achievements must have taken place during the 2013/14 academic year.
- Winning students, societies or projects cannot enter the same category the following year. See 2013 winners and runners-up (PDF: 5.37 MB).
- You can enter the competition yourself (based on your own activities), as a group or you can nominate fellow students for the activities they have been involved in.
- Entries submitted after the closing date will not be accepted.
Further details of the 2014 competition will be announced early next year. If you have any questions about the entry criteria, please e-mail ncl.awards@ncl.ac.uk.
How competition entries are assessed
Judges will be looking for evidence of:
- innovation
- effort
- contribution
- skill development
- impact
Prizes*
In each of the nine categories, the winning entry will receive £300 and the runner-up £100.
In addition, all winners will receive recognition of the award on their degree transcript.
*For the 'Best Society' and 'Most Improved Society' awards, prizes will go to the winning societies and not to individuals.
