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York Award

‌‌‌Stand out from the crowd

University life is about much more than your degree. There are so many opportunities to develop your strengths and enhance your skills to make you more attractive to employers. The York Award recognises and rewards your contribution to college life, societies, volunteering, employer events, work placements and internships and provides a helpful framework through which you can reflect on your personal and professional development.

York Strengths

Spring and Summer Terms

"The York Award was a brilliant way to motivate myself to get involved.  It is great that I get recognition for all the time I committed to the University and the city of York!"

- York Award Graduate