About the Awards
The SETU Alumni Awards celebrate distinguished graduates whose leadership, innovation and societal impact embody SETU’s mission to inspire futures, transform lives, power enterprise and shape Ireland’s sustainable future.
These awards honour distinguished graduates whose achievements showcase the impact of SETU education across society, industry and culture. Their accomplishments are a source of inspiration to SETU students and future generations and a source of pride to our university community.
Call for Nominations
Nominations are invited from SETU alumni, current staff and students, and members of the wider community with strong ties to SETU. Nominations are open from : Friday, 30 January until Tuesday, 3 March @ 1.00pm 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
A nominee for a SETU Alumni Achievement Award should:
- Be a graduate of SETU or its legacy institutions
- Have completed a major award (degree, diploma, or equivalent) or have completed at least one semester of study or a minimum of 30 credits at SETU through exchange or partnership programmes.
Who can I nominate?
Through inclusive education and high-quality research, our mission at SETU is to drive innovation, empower communities and deliver transformative impact for the south east of Ireland. We place students at the centre of what we do, and these awards will recognise and celebrate graduates who are living our mission and who have positively impacted our communities at home and abroad.
A nominee for a SETU Alumni Achievement Award should:
- Have achieved excellence in the person’s profession or life work.
- Have demonstrated leadership/impact in the person’s particular field.
- Be a source of inspiration to students and pride to the whole university community.
- Align with SETU’s values of excellence, integrity, respect, collaboration, equality, diversity, inclusion, sustainability and a responsible ethical, student focused approach.
Be a person who reflects the SETU graduate attributes of being either: highly skilled in their professional domain, globally and culturally aware, demonstrate distinct leadership capabilities, be a critical thinker, innovative and creative, ethically and socially aware.
Ineligibility criteria
Nominations will not be considered in the following instances:
- Serving members of staff of SETU (former employees may be eligible if not employed in SETU within the last 5 years).
- Serving members of the Governing Body.
- Alumni who have previously received a SETU Alumni Award (cannot win in consecutive years or repeat categories).
- Recipients of Honorary Doctorates from SETU.
Selection Process
Nominations will be reviewed and selected by the SETU Alumni Awards Selection Committee, chaired by SETU President, Professor Veronica Campbell.
The awardees will be celebrated at an upcoming event, where they will be presented with the SETU Alumni Medal.