- All awards nominations must be submitted to BUCS by email at [email protected] by 11:59pm on Tuesday 26 May using the relevant PDF form below.
- Institutions may submit one additional piece of evidence to support their nomination, this must be sent as attachment to the email with your nomination.
- Institutions can only make one nomination per category. Should any institutions submit more than one nomination, only the first nomination received will be acknowledged.
- All nominations must adhere to the word count specified in the criteria, anything exceeding the specified word count may not be taken into consideration.
- Institutions can no longer submit a nomination for a category they won the previous year e.g. if your institution won the Digital and Engagement Award in 2025, you cannot submit a nomination for the Digital and Engagement category in 2026 - you must wait until the following year.
Active University of the Year
This award celebrates a university that has actively improved and diversified the sporting and active wellbeing provision for their students and/or staff. They will be able to evidence the positive impact had on their university community via participation rates, breadth of provision and satisfaction data.
AD Munrow Award
This award celebrates a remarkable individual who has made a significant contribution to BUCS and/or university sport and has been instrumental in supporting, growing and developing university sport and physical activity over a sustained period of time. (More than 5 years)
Please note this award is not awarded every year, only if the nomination meets the criteria and is approved by the final judging panel.
Chris Potter Student Volunteer Award
This award celebrates a student volunteer who has contributed to university and/or community work. This can include working in domestic or international competitions, or performance or participation driven projects and programmes.
This award is shortlisted using the regional structure, with winners from each region being reviewed and narrowed down to a final shortlist for the overall award.
Club of the Year
This award celebrates a club that has demonstrated a commitment to development, engagement and support of members, that has resulted in improving the university sport experience.
Coach of the Year
This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a coach who has ensured that their athletes/players’ mental and physical health remained a priority over the last year. It recognises everyone who has a coaching role; whether they are students, volunteers or paid coaching staff.
Dan Porter Award
This award celebrates an individual or group who have faced and overcome adversity or disadvantage to positively impact others within university sport and physical activity. The individual or group will have demonstrated a remarkable sense of character to achieve, motivate and inspire.
Digital Engagement Award
This award recognises a sports department or institution who have been innovative in their use of digital channels to increase engagement with their audience. Big or small, the award will reflect a campaign, product or initiative which improves the Universities and Colleges Sport experience.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award
This award celebrates a BUCS member institution, or club/team, or individual that has led a successful campaign/programme/project that has enabled a more accessible, diverse and inclusive opportunity for their university community, focusing on engaging or supporting those who are underrepresented in the sector.
Sportsman of the Year
This award celebrates the domestic or international success of a student studying at a BUCS member institution.
Sportswoman of the Year
This award celebrates the domestic or international success of a student studying at a BUCS member institution.
Team of the Year
This award celebrates the competitive achievement of a student team competing in a BUCS or EUSA competition that has excelled, broken records or otherwise achieved ground-breaking success within their sport.
We encourage applicants at all levels of competition to apply.
Unsung Hero Award
This award celebrates a member of staff at a BUCS member institution who has worked tirelessly to support student sport at any level in the last year. They will have gone above and beyond their day role at their institution.
Workforce Development Award
This award celebrates an institution that has created a new, or enhanced an existing, student leadership or workforce programme to support the personal and professional development and employability of their students. Sport and/or Physical Activity must be the focal point of the programme.
BUCS Awards Nomination Process
- All awards nominations must be submitted to BUCS by email at [email protected] by 11:59pm on Tuesday 26 May using the relevant PDF form below.
- Institutions may submit one additional piece of evidence to support their nomination, this must be sent as attachment to the email with your nomination.
- Institutions can only make one nomination per category. Should any institutions submit more than one nomination, only the first nomination received will be acknowledged.
- All nominations must adhere to the word count specified in the criteria, anything exceeding the specified word count may not be taken into consideration.
- Institutions can no longer submit a nomination for a category they won the previous year e.g. if your institution won the Digital and Engagement Award in 2025, you cannot submit a nomination for the Digital and Engagement category in 2026 - you must wait until the following year.
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