Discover the awards that highlight leadership, service, advocacy, and the many ways student organizations shape the VCU community.
The Office of Student Involvement is accepting nominations for outstanding student organization or leader for the 2025-2026 Student Leadership Awards now through March 6th.
The SLA Ceremony is an invitation only event and will take place on Thursday, April 16th in the Student Commons. Invitations will be extended to student organization leaders in late March.
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Any student, staff, or faculty member can nominate an individual or organization for an award.
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Head to our Award Descriptions page to view the available awards. Once you've selected the award you want to submit a nomination for, click on the title of the award and that will send you to the submission form.
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YES! Self-nominations are encouraged and in the case of certain awards like the VCU Alumni Award, required.
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Not necessarily! The quality of the nomination and the thoughtfulness behind it is the biggest factor in selecting award winners. In other words multiple nominations don't guarantee wins.
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Absolutely! Just make sure to write a nomination that is specific to the award you are nominating for.
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Make sure you have the correct name(s) and VCU email(s) for the nominee, and be prepared to submit a response to an award-specific question or prompt.
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Award winners are announced during the Student Leadership Awards ceremony on April 16th. More information will be coming soon about this event.
