Club of the Year Awards

Clubs and Societies are a vibrant and integral part of uni life at UNSW. We want to celebrate the hard work and achievements of Clubs and recognise those that have given their very best for their members!

The Arc Club of the Year Award recognises the crème de la crème of our Clubs and is the highest recognition of excellence by Arc. The Club given this Award has made a major contribution to student life and provided significant value to the UNSW student community.

The awards available this year recognise the different kinds of events that clubs hold, the creativity of Clubs and the make to Clubs:

Awards Timeline for 2026

Nominations Open | Week 8 - Sunday Week 11 (21/07 - 16/08)

Voting Open | Exam Period Ends - Sunday T3 Week 2 (27/08 - 27/09)

Award Ceremony | T3 Week 5 Thursday (15/10)

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Award Categories - As chosen by Arc Clubs Staff

As voted on by Club Executives (Each Club has 1 vote per category)

Award Categories - As voted on by all Arc Members

Award Categories - As voted on by the Student Development Committee

2024 Award Winners

Arc Club of the Year Award	Chinese Students Association
Arc New Club Award	Western Sydney Society
Arc Club Executive of the Year	Bronwyn Dyer (Musical Theatre Society)
Shivraj Ganasan Memorial Award	Paula-Rose Bassett
Shivraj Ganasan Memorial Award	Sean Choi
Shivraj Ganasan Memorial Award	Bala Guru Kugan
Shivraj Ganasan Memorial Award	Angelita Liang
Arc Outstanding Club Admin Award	Social Soccer Society
Clubs Community Outstanding Large Event Award	Arts Design & Architecture Society - ADA Carnival
Clubs Community Outstanding Small Event Award	Wandering Society: Minnamurra to Kiama
Clubs Community Outstanding Development Program Award	Software Development Society: Training Program
Clubs Community Outstanding Event Series Award	Social Soccer Society: Learn to Play
Clubs Community Outstanding Club Collaboration	Social Soccer Society x Indonesian Students Association (PPIA) x Singapore Students Association x Malaysian Students Organisation x Society of Vietnamese Internatial Students x Myanmar Student Society x Filipino Students' Society: South-East Asia Cup (SEA Cup)
People’s Choice for Outstanding Club Community Award	Software Development Society
Arc Clubs Outstanding On-Campus Engagement Award	CSE Society
People’s Choice for Outstanding Website Award	CSE Society
Clubs Community Outstanding New Initiative	CSE Society: Cultural BBQ
Outstanding Club Portfolio of the Year	CueSports Society
People’s Choice for Outstanding Poster Award	AnimeUNSW: Welcome Party
Outstanding Sustainability Initiative Award	Engineers Without Borders
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award	Engineers Without Borders
Outstanding Social Good Award	Engineers Without Borders
Clubs Community Outstanding Online Event Award	Motorsport Society: F1 Austrian Watch Party
People’s Choice for Outstanding Multimedia Award	Digital Society: What Did You Get on the Test?
People’s Choice for Outstanding Merchandise Award	Arts Design & Architecture Society
People’s Choice for Outstanding Promotional Campaign Award	TEDxUNSW: Critical Angles