DUSA Club Awards

DUSA Club Awards

DUSA Club Awards acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding efforts by our Clubs to build an engaging, supportive and positive environment for students at Deakin University.

Award Categories

• Club of the Year
• New Club of the Year
• Club Event of the Year
• Cultural Club of the Year (new in 2026)

Cultural Club of the Year
This award celebrates the most outstanding cultural club of the calendar year. The award recognises the way in which the club has celebrated and shared its culture and traditions, engaged with students and the wider community, delivered on its objectives, and exceeded expectations in promoting cultural awareness and connection.

Previous Winners -
2026 - Japanese-Australian Social Society (Burwood)
2026 - Deakin University Indian Club (Geelong)

Club of the Year
This award celebrates the most outstanding DUSA club from Feb-Sept. The award provides recognition for the way in which the club has engaged with students and the wider community, delivered on its objectives, and exceeded expectations.

Previous Winners -
2026 - Deakin Nursing and Midwifery Society (Burwood)
2026 - Deakin Optometry Student Society (Geelong)
2025 - Deakin Tabletop Society (Burwood)
2025 - Emergency Medicine Deakin (Geelong)
2024 - Deakin Cheer and Dance (Burwood)
2024 - Deakin Law Students' Society (Geelong)
2023 - Deakin Outdoors (Burwood)
2023 - Deakin Geelong Queer Collective (Geelong)

New Club of the Year
This award celebrates the achievements of a club that has been created in the last 12 months. The award provides recognition for the way in which the club has been established and how it has been able to engage the student community.

Previous Winners -
2026 - Deakin Botany Club (Burwood)
2026 - Deakin Nursing Students' Society (Geelong)
2025 - Deakin Volunteering Hub (Burwood)
2025 - Creators Beyond Borders (Geelong)
2024 - Deakin Fashion and Culture Society (Burwood)
2024 - Deakin Ecological Collective (Geelong)
2023 - Deakin Runners (Burwood)
2023 - Deakin University Indian Club (Geelong)

Club Event of the Year
This award celebrates the achievement of an engaging, interactive, successful club event held from Feb-Sept. The award provides recognition for the way in which the club has planned, promoted and executed the objectives of the event within its budget. This award is chosen from the collective pool of events voted as 'Club Event of the Month'.

Previous Winners -
2026 - Deakin International Students Association, Deakin Indonesian Association, Deakin Tamil Students Association, Deakin Cambodian Club and Japanese-Australian Social Society - Cultural Exchange Session: Taste and Traditions (Burwood)
2026 - Deakin Engineering Society - DES Annual Industry Dinner 2026 (Geelong)
2025 - Deakin Malaysian Association – Pasar Project (Burwood)
2025 - Deakin Competitive Robotics – Australian Rover Challenge (Geelong)
2024 - Deakin Commerce Society - Women in Business (Burwood)
2024 - Deakin Ecological Collective - Women of the Earth Panel (Geelong)
2023 - BUSTCO, Deakin Pride, Deakin Music - Cabaret Night (Burwood)
2023 - EMD & NOMAD - Rural Emergencies Camp (Geelong)

Terms and Conditions

• Clubs and student executives must meet all terms of the affiliation agreement in order to be eligible for any of the existing award categories
• New clubs are defined as a club, unincorporated or incorporated, who have affiliated with DUSA in the past 12 months
• Club events must meet Deakin University/DUSA policy and procedure to be eligible for nomination.