The Victoria University Student Leadership Awards recognise and celebrate our students for their leadership roles and outstanding achievements in co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
You are an ideal candidate if you:
Applications for the Student Leadership Awards are currently closed.
The virtual Student Leadership Awards ceremony was held on Thursday 19 November 2020.
Applicants who have been shortlisted in their award category will be invited to attend the ceremony and may be asked to prepare additional materials. Details on this will be confirmed closer to the date.
Award recipients will be announced at the ceremony.
All students enrolled in any unit of study during the calendar year at Victoria University and Victoria University Polytechnic (VU) are eligible to apply for a Student Leadership Award.
The Student Leadership Awards do not cover sporting or academic achievements, please refer to the VU Sport Awards, or contact your discipline college for information about college academic awards.
Applicants must be prepared to give evidence that:
Previous award recipients cannot apply for the same award in the subsequent year.
You may attach up to three A4 pages of supporting evidence as part of your application (e.g. testimonials, references, photographs, press cuttings etc).
You may also submit one video of up to 4 minutes duration as additional supporting evidence.
When answering the Selection Criteria it is recommended that you apply the STAR technique.
The STAR technique provides a framework for presenting information in response to Selection Criteria. It’s a way of providing clear examples or evidence of your skills, knowledge and approach to work. For each criterion, use the following elements to structure your answers.
Situation
Describe the situation/environment you were in.
What goal were you working toward?
What did you do? Set out the steps you took to achieve the result. Be detailed.
What was the outcome? What did you accomplish? Did you achieve the goal you set out to achieve? What did you learn? Promote yourself and your achievements.
The Student Leadership team is available for one-on-one appointments (via Zoom or Webex) to assist you with writing and submitting your application, when they are open.
Email [email protected] to ask questions about the application process or to make an appointment for assistance.
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.
The recipient of the Moondani Balluk Aboriginal Student Award will be selected by Moondani Balluk.
The recipient of this award will receive a $300 prize.
This award recognises an outstanding Student as Staff (SaS) employee for their outstanding work performance or service to the University.
The recipient of this award will receive a $300 prize.
Must have worked in a Student as Staff role at VU in the current year.
Describe your role within VU as a Student as Staff.
Must supply a written reference from current VU supervisor or provide details for us to complete a reference check.
This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a current Victoria University student to the Victoria University and/or broader community through volunteering. The applicant must have completed a volunteer activity either through VU or in the community during the current year.
The recipient of this award will receive a $300 prize.
Must supply a written reference from Volunteer Supervisor or provide details for us to complete a reference check.
The VU Spirit awards recognise students who have gone above and beyond in their leadership and engagement activities at Victoria University. There are four student categories for the VU Spirit Award:
This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a current VU international student to the VU community; this student embraces what it means to be a international student at Victoria University: the University of Opportunity and Success.
Must be an International student studying at a VU campus within Australia.
This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a current VU undergraduate student to the VU community; this student embraces what it means to be a undergraduate student at Victoria University: the University of Opportunity and Success.
The recipient of this award will receive a $300 prize.
Must be undergraduate student.
This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a current VU postgraduate student to the VU community; this student embraces what it means to be a postgraduate student at Victoria University: the University of Opportunity and Success.
The recipient of this award will receive a $300 prize.
Must be Postgraduate student.
This award recognises outstanding leadership in co-curricular and/or extracurricular activities and involvements of a Victoria University Polytechnic student.
The recipient of this award will receive a $300 prize.
Additional eligibility criteria
Must be Victoria University Polytechnic student.
Established 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.
The recipients of this award will receive a $600 team prize.
Established in 2018, the Club of the Year Award recognises outstanding Student Groups for their achievements and success in meeting their Clubs mission.
The recipients of this award will receive a $600 team prize.
Established in 2019, the Best Club Promotion Award recognises the most creative and successful Student Group promotional activity.
The recipients of this award will receive a $200 team prize.
This award recognises an individual or group of current Victoria University students for their innovative contribution to the VU community.
The recipient of this award will receive a $300 prize for an individual or a $600 prize for a team.
The Victoria University Alumni community includes 254,000 graduates living and working in over 136 countries. If you are a graduate from VU, Victoria University Polytechnic or any of our predecessor institutions you automatically become a lifelong member of our alumni community.
Our alumni live the VU values of Always WEST: Welcoming, Ethical, Shaping the future, being Together every day, and this award, proudly supported by the Alumni Relations team, has been designed to help the recipient receive the best chance of achieving their goals as they transition from student to employee.
This peak award includes a 12-month mentorship from an alumni leader in your industry and a prize to help you kick start your professional wardrobe.
Provide supporting testimonials from lecturers, colleagues, community leaders or peers to demonstrate why you are deserving of this award.
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 $5000 scholarship.
Provide supporting testimonials from peers to demonstrate why you are deserving of this award.
The recipient will be required to provide a report to the Scholarships office for VU and the donor showcasing their activities and impact of receiving the award.
The recipient will be required to sit on the Selection Panel to determine the Raj Kannan Leadership Scholarship recipient for the following year.
The recipient will also have the opportunity to participate in the Student Leadership Awards ceremony as a presenter or student host.
