Our Student Leadership Awards recognise and celebrate students across Victoria University for their leadership roles and outstanding achievements in co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
You are an ideal candidate if you:
Applications for the 2018 Student Leadership Award are now closed.
All students enrolled in any unit of study during the current calendar year at Victoria University and Victoria University Polytechnic (VU Polytechnic) are eligible to apply for a Student Leadership Award.
The Student Leadership Awards do not cover sporting achievements, please check the VU Sport Awards.
Applicants must be prepared to give evidence that they have:
Previous award winners cannot apply for the same award category in subsequent years.
We recommended you use the STAR technique when answering the selection criteria.
It gives you a framework to provide clear examples or evidence of your skills, knowledge and approach to work.
Describe the situation/environment you were in.
What did you need to accomplish to deal with the situation? What was your role concerning the problem, issue or assignment?
What did you do? Set out the steps you took to resolve the situation. Be detailed.
What was the outcome? What did you accomplish? What did you learn? Promote yourself and your achievements.
The Student Leadership team is available for one-on-one appointments to assist you with writing and submitting your application.
If you have any questions email slawards@vu.edu.au or call +61 3 9919 9141 to make an appointment at Footscray Park Campus.
Mr Raj Kannan is one of Victoria University’s distinguished 90 Legends. He graduated from Footscray Institute of Technology in 1988 with a Bachelor of Engineering. He was President of the Overseas Student Association and Co-President of the Student Representative Council and involved in other student leadership activities.
Mr Kannan believes that the leadership experience he gained at FIT was invaluable to his later career and as such he is passionate about giving back to the University.
As a result Mr Kannan has established a scholarship that will support and encourage students to undertake leadership activities at VU. This prestigious award comes with a prize in the form of a $5,000 scholarship.
Within 12 months of receiving the Raj Kannan Leadership Scholarship, the recipient is required to provide a report to Student Life & Leadership and the donor showcasing their activities and impact of receiving the award.
This award recognises a current Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander VU student for their contribution to Victoria University and to the wider Aboriginal community.
Must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student.
Describe your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family and/or community connections.
Describe any activities you have undertaken that have benefited the VU and/or Aboriginal community and tell us what the impact was.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more of VU's Values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Reflect on the skills you have developed through these activities. Choose one from each of the following three categories:
This award recognises a current International Victoria University student who demonstrates outstanding leadership and dedication to engagement activities at Victoria University.
Must be an International student studying on a Victorian VU campus.
Describe what you have done to benefit the VU and/or broader international student community and tell us what the impact was.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more of VU's values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Reflect on the skills you have developed through these activities. Choose one from each of the following three categories:
This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a current VU postgraduate student to the VU community; this student embraces the true meaning on what it means to be a postgraduate student at Victoria University.
Must be postgraduate student.
Describe what you have done to benefit the VU and/or broader international student community and tell us what the impact was.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more of VU's Values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Reflect on the skills you have developed through these activities. Choose one from each of the following three categories:
This award recognises outstanding leadership in academic, co-curricular, and/or extracurricular activities and involvements of a VU Polytechnic student.
Must be VU Polytechnic student.
Describe what you have done to benefit the VU and/or broader international student community and tell us what the impact was.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more VU's values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Reflect on the skills you have developed through these activities. Choose one from each of the following three categories:
This award recognises an outstanding Student as Staff (SaS) employee for their outstanding work performance or service to the University.
Must have worked in a Student as Staff role at VU in 2018.
Describe your role within VU as a Student as Staff.
Describe how your activities have made a significant contribution to improving the quality of the student experience within and/or beyond VU.
Describe a situation(s) where you have implemented positive change through your role as a Student as Staff.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more of VU's values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Reflect on the skills you have developed through these activities. Choose one from each of the following three categories:
Must supply a written reference from current VU Supervisor or provide details for us to complete a reference check.
This award recognises students who have gone above and beyond in their leadership and engagement activities at Victoria University.
Describe what you have done to benefit the VU and/or broader community and tell us what the impact was.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more of VU's values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Reflect on the skills you have developed through these activities (e.g. employability skills, such as communication).
This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a current Victoria University student to the Victoria University community through volunteering; this award recognises the achievements of our most dedicated Vollie. The applicant must have volunteered on a regular basis with the VU Vollies.
Must have completed vollies training in 2018.
Must have contributed hours to the vollies program in 2018.
Describe what volunteering you have done to benefit the VU and/or broader community and tell us what the impact was.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more of VU's values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Reflect on the skills you have developed through these activities. Choose one from each of the following three categories:
A new award in 2018, the Best New Club award recognises the outstanding achievements of a student group that was established this year and has benefited its members and the wider VU community.
Describe the mission/purpose of your club and how your activities this year have served this mission.
Describe how your club’s activities have benefited your members this year.
Describe how your club has benefited the VU community and/or broader in 2018 and tell us about the impact this has had.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more of VU's values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Provide examples of how your executive committee has worked well as a team this year.
New in 2018, the Club of the Year award recognises outstanding student groups for their achievements and success in meeting their clubs mission.
Describe your club mission/purpose and how your activities have served this mission.
Tell us how your activities have benefited your members this year.
Describe how your club has benefited the VU and/or broader community in 2018.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more of VU's values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Provide examples of how your executive committee has worked well as a team this year.
This award recognises a group of current Victoria University students for their engagement and innovative contributions to VU.
Describe how your team’s activities have benefited the VU community and/or broader community and tell us what the impact was.
Describe how your team’s developments have resulted in learning for your team and/or others.
Tell us how your activities align with one or more of VU's values of diversity and multiculturalism, accessibility and belonging, and respect for others and the natural environment.
Describe what problem your project aimed to solve and how it addressed that problem in an innovative way.
