Blue Award - Sport and Recreation

The Blue Award is awarded for outstanding sporting achievement and contribution to Macquarie University. It is is an honour that becomes the highlight of many sporting careers.

"This activity has been approved to be recognised on AHEGS statement as of April 2018. No retrospective recognition will be made prior to this approval date."

AHEGS qualification criteria

Students must:

  • be in at least their second of year at Macquarie University, be maintaining a GPA of 2.0 or more on a 4-point scale or 4.0 or more on a 7-point scale
  • be competing in sport at an elite level and meet the sport achievement criteria meet the ethical guidelines of the University demonstrate a contribution to the University.

Skills required or developed

  1. Selected to represent Australia (individual event(s) or national team) at any of the below significant international events;
    • Olympic or Paralympic Games
    • World Championship
    • Commonwealth Games
    • Test or World Cup events
    • World University Games;
      OR
  2. Compete as an elite amateur, semi-professional or professional athlete in national or Trans-Tasman competitions or championships ie. AFL, Rugby Union, Rugby League, Netball etc.
    OR
  3. Compete as a professional in international tour competitions ie. golf, tennis, cycling, surfing, athletics, snow sports;
    OR
  4. Achieved a top three placing at other international event (not a significant event listed above);
    OR
  5. Achieve status of Internationally ranked (top 3) athlete in individual event.

Contact us

For further information email sportsscholars@mq.edu.au.