Each year, APSAA offers a range of scholarships and awards that recognise outstanding performance and innovative ideas from our members. These awards are presented on an annual basis at the APSAA Conference.
Categories are as follows:
Four new awards were also introduced as part of our 25th anniversary celebrations in 2016:
In 2020 an additional Excellence Award is being introduced
The Housing Operation of the Year Award has been discontinued.
The Association may award up to three recipients for each area of excellence (one in each of the below endorsements). The Association may also choose to award none, one, or all three in a year.
The endorsements shall be:
Recipients of an APSAA Award receive national and international peer recognition, official acknowledgement (in the form of trophy or certificate), publication of their details in APSAA's Student Accommodation Journal, E-News bulletin and APSAA webpage and public acknowledgement at the official Awards Gala Dinner at the APSAA Conference.
For operators that win an award in a category area they will receive a star. If they win an award in 3 areas they will get a star banner, and so forth until 5 max.
Nominations open: NOW!
Nominations close: Friday 3 April 2020
Nominations announced: Thursday 9 April 2020
Award recipients announced: Wednesday 13 May 2020