We're proud to announce that BU is once more sponsoring the prestigious '' award as聽part of the Rock Star Awards 2019, as well as聽a brand new category, the Award.
BU has聽sponsored the聽Rock Awards since the first ceremony in 2012,聽which celebrate聽young and inspirational people aged 16-26 from Dorset and Hampshire who always go above and beyond.聽
As well as the two awards sponsored by BU you can also nominate for the 聽including, the 聽award and the award.聽Finalists will be invited to a gala event聽with the winner announced on the night.
Student Star Award
Students are invited to nominate themselves and/or other BU students聽who they feel have made strong academic progress and are either involved themselves in charitable or extra-curricular activities, or have excelled despite the odds not always being in their favour.聽This award is a fantastic way of recognising the wonderful achievements of students, and can be a huge boost to the student being nominated as they may not see themselves as a 鈥榮tar鈥�. The Student Star award winner in 2017 was BU Finance and Economics student, Iain Christian, whose聽volunteering work, successful internship at J.P. Morgan and motivation to started up an ethical clothing brand聽were recognised.
Community Star Award
This new award celebrates a young person who is passionate about supporting their local community and acting as a general support for those around them who need it most.聽
How to nominate
All you need to do is head to the聽聽website and fill out a short form with your contact details, details for the student you wish to nominate. You'll also need to provide information about why you are making your nomination and what you feel that individual has achieved.聽The student you wish to nominate must be aged between 16-26.
The deadline to submit your nomination is midnight, Friday 23聽November 2018.
The invitation only awards will be taking place on 28 March 2019 at the O2 Academy in聽Boscombe. More information, including a full list of award categories,聽can聽be found on the website.
