USU Creative Awards 2026
Applications open now
USU Creative Awards 2025 winners, image by Michael Cole.
Open to all students at USYD, the USU Creative Awards is the largest cross-disciplinary art prize in the Australian university sector, highlighting the very best of the creative arts from our student body.
The USU Creative Awards are divided into the categories of Art, Music, Word and Short Film with each category awarding the following prize amounts:
1st Prize: $1250
2nd Prize: $800
People’s Choice: $500
The shortlisted works in each category will be exhibited at Verge Gallery from 25 August - 25 September 2026.
Entries are open until 15 June, 2026.
Browse the USU Creative Awards 2025 exhibition online here.