Awards Categories

Society Development  Award

Society Development is awarded to the Society who has:

• Grown and developed (member numbers or events/activities)
• Pushed for their society to be bigger and better than previous years
• Developed their offer to members to help achieve their aims and objectives

Outstanding Fundraising Award

Outstanding Fundraising is awarded to the group that has:

• Showed great commitment to charity fundraising throughout the year
• Not necessarily raised the most money, but remained the most dedicated to their cause(s)
• Shown commitment to one or many causes, through fundraising event(s) and activities

Society Community Award

Society Community is awarded to the Society that has:

• Come together and built a great community amongst their members
• A cohesive committee who were committed to providing the best possible experience for their members
• Opened their doors to all students of all years/abilities/interests, making sure everyone has an opportunity to get involved

Wider Influence Award

Wider Influence is awarded to the Society who has:

• Made connections beyond the University and Students’ Union
• Links with one or more external organisations that benefit the members of the society
• Formed a valuable link with a sponsor, community group, charity, local organisation or club/society from another University

Event of the Year

Event of the Year is awarded to the Society who has held an event that:

• Was well-organised, engaging and well-communicated with the Students’ Union
• Was enjoyed by attendees
• Helped the Society understand what works and what can be improved in the future for their members

Best New Society

This is awarded to a Society:

• In their first year of existence
• That has made the best progress during their first year, including commitment to engagement and offering something new to students
• That has gone above and beyond to make a good first impression for themselves

Outstanding Contribution to Societies

Outstanding Contribution to Societies is awarded to the person that:

• Has gone above and beyond in service to their Society or societies in general
• Has been a dedicated member of their Society and actively engaged with the Students’ Union to help improvement
• Has worked hard to improve the experience of not just themselves, but the experience of students around them and future Greenwich students

Society of the Year

This is awarded to the Society that has:

• Had the best run during the year, taking into account activity levels, engagement, involvement with the Union, and overall success and development of all members
• Achieved successes as a society throughout the year, whether it be in terms of event success, member numbers, achieving awards/nominations etc.

Unsung Hero Award

Unsung Hero award is awarded to the individual who may not often be in the limelight, but their contribution to the Society has been vital and this deserves to be celebrated.

This could be the person who always:

• Books the rooms for society events
• Collects all the equipment needed for an event
• Is constantly in contact with the activities team sorting stuff out for the society
• Keeps the Society going