Applications are now open for the FISU Gender Equality Awards 2025

We are pleased to announce the official opening of nominations for the 9th edition of the FISU Gender Equality Awards. These awards highlight outstanding projects and significant efforts that contribute to fostering gender equality in sports. They also celebrate initiatives that create a more inclusive environment within university sports worldwide.

Two different awards:

FISU Gender Equality Project Award – NUSFs and CUSFs may submit an unlimited number of nominations
FISU Gender Equality Champion Award – Each NUSF or CUSF may submit one candidate only

How to apply?

Nominations are open to all National University Sports Federations (NUSFs) and Continental University Sports Federations (CUSFs), who are encouraged to put forward deserving candidates.

Nomination process, eligibility criteria, selection guidelines, and nomination form to use, please refer to the document, a General Brochure and Rules and Regulations, that has been sent via email to all NUSFs/CUSFs.

All applications must be submitted by 31 March 2025 via email to

Education and Culture Department education@fisu.net

The FISU Gender Equality Project Award is given to a project that has already been delivered at least once in 2023 or 2024. Priority will be given to projects which are sustainable and can be replicated by other organisations across the world. A grant of € 5000 will be provided by FISU to the winning project.

The Portuguese Academic Federation of University Sport (FADU) was the winner of the 2023 FISU Gender Equality Project Award. Their ‘Challenge the Numbers’ campaign was been recognised for its aim to develop and encourage sports participation and growth through the promotion of activities that focus on universality, integrity, and merit:

“We believe that these awards are effectively an opportunity to inspire change, strengthen collective commitments and highlight significant achievements on the road to equality. Taking part in the Gender Equality Awards is an opportunity to recognise these advances, celebrate achievements and continue to transform representation and participation at all levels.”