Nominations | Student Achievement Awards Ireland

The NStEP Academic Representative of the Year - Ionadaí Acadúil na Bliana

The HEA Access Champion of the Year - Curadh Rochtana na Bliana

Name of Nominator *Please type your own name here (not the name of the person/group you wish to nominate!)

Email Address of Nominator *Please put your own contact email address here (not the contact email of the person/group you wish to nominate)

Name of Nominee *Please put the name of the person/campaign/group you wish to nominate here

Email Address of Nominee *Please fill out the contact email address for the person/group you wish to nominate

Students' Union of the Nominee *Please fill out which students' union the nominee is a member of. Note that the Student Achievement Awards are only open to students attending one of USI's member organisations.

Describe the campaign or activity with a particular focus on its objectives, aims and events (40 marks) *The short lister may award marks on a discretionary basis where they are satisfied that the response represents relevant participation in campaigning or advocating for access to education.0 / 200

What was the impact of the campaign/event? Was it successful in achieving its objectives? (50 marks) *The most successful nominees should be those who have assumed leadership roles to campaign on an issue or issues related to access to education. They will have demonstrated a diverse, systematic and goal-focused approach. They have an idea of what they want to achieve and how they want to achieve it.0 / 250

Any other comments? (10 marks)The short lister may award marks based on the value they believe the nominee(s) have brought to support access to education.0 / 100

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No file chosen

There are no marks on offer for the supporting materials and these are optional (with the exception of the Media awards where they are essential to the judging of the award). However, judges may use submitted materials to inform their overall impression of the nomination and nominees are encouraged to carefully consider what additional material they submit.

The Plan International Social Justice Campaign of the Year - Feachtas Ceartais Shóisialta na bliana

Name of Nominator *Please type your own name here (not the name of the person/group you wish to nominate!)

Email Address of Nominator *Please put your own contact email address here (not the contact email of the person/group you wish to nominate)

Name of Nominee *Please put the name of the person/campaign/group you wish to nominate here

Email Address of Nominee *Please fill out the contact email address for the person/group you wish to nominate

Students' Union of the Nominee *Please fill out which students' union the nominee is a member of. Note that the Student Achievement Awards are only open to students attending one of USI's member organisations.

Describe the campaign with a particular focus on its objectives and events (40 marks) *The highest-scoring campaigns should demonstrate a clear focus on promoting social justice or citizenship, and how they get their message across.0 / 200

What was the impact of the campaign? Was it successful in achieving its objectives? (50 marks) *This award specifically seeks to recognise campaigns which made progress towards its stated objectives in social justice. Nominees will need to evidence prior consideration of what they wanted to achieve from the campaign, and to include an honest assessment of how successful they were. Campaigns should be student-focused and seek to engage as many students as possible within the target group.0 / 250

What was the campaign budget? (10 marks)The point of this question is not to penalise campaigns run by better-resourced groups, but to evaluate the success of the campaign in relation to the available resources. A well-funded campaign that is highly successful should not be penalised. These marks can be rewarded on a discretionary basis in line with how effectively the judge believes the available budget for the campaign was used.0 / 100

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No file chosen

There are no marks on offer for the supporting materials and these are optional (with the exception of the Media awards where they are essential to the judging of the award). However, judges may use submitted materials to inform their overall impression of the nomination and nominees are encouraged to carefully consider what additional material they submit.

Gradam Seaimpín mac léinn na bliana don Ghaeilge - urraithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge

Name of Nominator *Please type your own name here (not the name of the person/group you wish to nominate!)

Email Address of Nominator *Please put your own contact email address here (not the contact email of the person/group you wish to nominate)

Name of Nominee *Please put the name of the person/campaign/group you wish to nominate here

Email Address of Nominee *Please fill out the contact email address for the person/group you wish to nominate

Students' Union of the Nominee *Please fill out which students' union the nominee is a member of. Note that the Student Achievement Awards are only open to students attending one of USI's member organisations.

Déan cur síos ar an éacht(40 marks) *The highest-scoring campaigns shall be those which demonstrate a clear focus on improving, promoting or protecting an aspect of academic interest. Campaigns should be assessed on their purpose, their messaging, their relevance to students, their promotion, their events, and their achievements.0 / 200

Cén éifeacht a raibh ar an éacht? (60 marks) *This award specifically seeks to recognise campaigns which made progress towards its stated objectives. Nominees will need to evidence prior consideration of what they wanted to achieve from the campaign, and to include an honest assessment of how successful they were. Campaigns should be student-focused and seek to engage as many students as possible within the target group.0 / 300

Please upload any additional supporting information here

No file chosen

There are no marks on offer for the supporting materials and these are optional (with the exception of the Media awards where they are essential to the judging of the award). However, judges may use submitted materials to inform their overall impression of the nomination and nominees are encouraged to carefully consider what additional material they submit.

Gradam Feachtas Gaeilge na Bliana - urraithe ag Raidió Rí Rá

Name of Nominator *Please type your own name here (not the name of the person/group you wish to nominate!)

Email Address of Nominator *Please put your own contact email address here (not the contact email of the person/group you wish to nominate)

Name of Nominee *Please put the name of the person/campaign/group you wish to nominate here

Email Address of Nominee *Please fill out the contact email address for the person/group you wish to nominate

Students' Union of the Nominee *Please fill out which students' union the nominee is a member of. Note that the Student Achievement Awards are only open to students attending one of USI's member organisations.

Déan cur síos ar an bhfeachtas (40 marks) *The highest-scoring campaigns shall be those which demonstrate a clear focus on improving, promoting or protecting an aspect of academic interest. Campaigns should be assessed on their purpose, their messaging, their relevance to students, their promotion, their events, and their achievements.0 / 200

Cén éifeacht a raibh ag an bhfeachtas? (60 marks) *This award specifically seeks to recognise campaigns which made progress towards its stated objectives. Nominees will need to evidence prior consideration of what they wanted to achieve from the campaign, and to include an honest assessment of how successful they were. Campaigns should be student-focused and seek to engage as many students as possible within the target group.0 / 300

Please upload any additional supporting information here

No file chosen

There are no marks on offer for the supporting materials and these are optional (with the exception of the Media awards where they are essential to the judging of the award). However, judges may use submitted materials to inform their overall impression of the nomination and nominees are encouraged to carefully consider what additional material they submit.

Charity Champion of the Year - Curadh Carthanachta na Bliana

Name of Nominator *Please type your own name here (not the name of the person/group you wish to nominate!)

Email Address of Nominator *Please put your own contact email address here (not the contact email of the person/group you wish to nominate)

Name of Nominee *Please put the name of the person/campaign/group you wish to nominate here

Email Address of Nominee *Please fill out the contact email address for the person/group you wish to nominate

Students' Union of the Nominee *Please fill out which students' union the nominee is a member of. Note that the Student Achievement Awards are only open to students attending one of USI's member organisations.

Describe the activity undertaken by the nominee? (40 marks) *Nominees should demonstrate a high level of commitment to charitable initiatives and should have taken a focused and organized approach to their work in this area.0 / 200

How successful were the charitable activities? What impact have they had? (50 marks) *Successful nominees aren’t necessarily just those who have raised the most money. They should also have demonstrated innovation in their approach and have engaged a large number of students from a range of backgrounds in their work, as well as engaging external organisations such as charities in their work.0 / 250

Please outline any practical considerations that you have had to overcome including budget, format of events etc. (10 marks)The point of this question is not to penalise charitable initiatives by better funded Students’ Unions, clubs/societies or individuals but to evaluate the success of these initiatives in relation to the available resources. Well-funded charitable efforts that are highly successful should not be penalised. These marks can be rewarded on a discretionary basis.0 / 100

Please upload any additional supporting information here

No file chosen

There are no marks on offer for the supporting materials and these are optional (with the exception of the Media awards where they are essential to the judging of the award). However, judges may use submitted materials to inform their overall impression of the nomination and nominees are encouraged to carefully consider what additional material they submit.

The BICS Large Club/Society of the Year - Club/Cumann na Bliana

Name of Nominator *Please type your own name here (not the name of the person/group you wish to nominate!)

Email Address of Nominator *Please put your own contact email address here (not the contact email of the person/group you wish to nominate)

Name of Nominee *Please put the name of the person/campaign/group you wish to nominate here

Email Address of Nominee *Please fill out the contact email address for the person/group you wish to nominate

Students' Union of the Nominee *Please fill out which students' union the nominee is a member of. Note that the Student Achievement Awards are only open to students attending one of USI's member organisations.

Describe the activity undertaken by the nominee ? (40 marks) *Nominees should outline their “outstanding” contribution, which should go “above and beyond” its core purpose, (e.g. a GAA club that is very good at GAA is not “outstanding” in this regard). The highest marks should go to groups who have engaged beyond their membership throughout the year towards the enhancement of the student experience.0 / 200

Describe how the nominee group’s contribution to student life has been "outstanding" with a particular focus on their positive impact on student life (50 marks) *Nominees should outline how effectively their engagement has contributed to the enhancement of the student experience. The emphasis on this section is in demonstrating impact. In particular, nominees should demonstrate how they have overcome the practical challenges that clubs & societies have faced this year in order to contribute to the building/development of campus community.0 / 250

Please outline any practical considerations that you have had to overcome including budget, format of events etc. (10 marks)The point of this question is not to penalise better or less resourced clubs/societies, but to evaluate their success comparative to the resources available to them. These marks can be awarded on a discretionary basis.0 / 100

Please upload any additional supporting information here

No file chosen

There are no marks on offer for the supporting materials and these are optional (with the exception of the Media awards where they are essential to the judging of the award). However, judges may use submitted materials to inform their overall impression of the nomination and nominees are encouraged to carefully consider what additional material they submit.

The BICS Small Club/Society of the Year - Club/Cumann na Bliana