Societies & Sports Awards Ball 2026

Join us for the Societies and Sports Awards Ball on Friday 27 March 2026! Nominations are open for the awards until 23 February. 

The Ball will be returning to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). It is an opportunity for all the amazing societies and sports clubs at Edinburgh Napier University to come together for a big party to celebrate their achievements over the past academic year.

All tickets are now SOLD OUT! 

The night will feature: 

• drinks reception with complimentary drink
• professional group photos
• 2 course table-served meal
• awards ceremony
• live music and ceilidh dancing

Dress code: Dress to impress!

Interested in the work that goes into putting on the Ball? Check out our "Behind the Scenes of the Awards Ball" blog post.

Event Info

Award Nominations

We are delighted to announce our shortlisted nominees:

Top Fundraiser

• Dance
• Hockey Men
• Musical Theatre
• Rugby Men

Media Award

• Netball
• Rugby Women
• Volleyball

Best Committee

• Cheerleading
• Dance
• Football Women
• Musical Theatre
• Netball

High Performance Club/Society

• American Football
• Badminton
• Dance

Copper Blossom's Best New Club/Society

• Boxing
• Social Sciences
• Swimming

Most Improved Society

• Chess
• Conservation Volunteering
• Techno

Outstanding Contribution to the Wider Community

• Conservation Volunteering
• Formula Student
• Techno

Outstanding 1^st Year Contribution to Societies

• Eli Lozinski (Musical Theatre)
• Eve Lyall (Nursing)
• Wojciech Walczak (Formula Student)

Society Personality of the Year

• Amy Anderson (Formula Student)
• Jack Millar (Tabletop)
• John Allison (Chess)

Dropkick Murphy's Society of the Year

• Chess
• Formula Student
• Musical Theatre
• Techno

Most Improved Sports Club

• Football Women
• Hockey Men
• Snowsports

Macron's Outstanding 1^st Year Contribution to Sports

• Bethany Morgan (Dance)
• Keira Whitton (Climbing)
• Madeliene McGill (Swimming)

Civerino's Coach of the Year

• Ciara Holmes (Cheerleading)
• Jedrzej Burakowski (Swimming)
• Lexy Wittmann (Netball)

Athlete of the Year

• Andrew Davies (Badminton)
• Camila Rosaldo (Dance)
• Noah Sakapaji (Rugby Men)

Enterprise Mobility's Sports Personality of the Year

• Hannah Gourlay (Cheerleading)
• Megan Taylor (Netball)
• Rebecca Allen (Snowsports)
• Scott Brown (Badminton)

Frankenstein's Sports Club of the Year

• Badminton
• Cheerleading
• Dance
• Netball
• Rugby Men