Bristol PLUS Award

Get formal recognition, on your degree transcript, for development outside of your studies. Increase your skills, experience and employability with the Bristol PLUS Award.

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What is the Bristol PLUS Award

The Bristol PLUS Award is the University's employability award. It rewards you for and helps you recognise the skills and experiences you gain while you are at Bristol. Taking part gives you a structure to reflect on and talk about your development with confidence.

You can achieve the Bristol PLUS Award through work, volunteering, student activities or other extracurricular opportunities.

By achieving the Bristol PLUS Award, you can:

  • gain formal recognition on your degree transcript
  • develop skills valued by employers
  • reflect on and prove your achievements
  • improve your applications and interview performance
  • be eligible to apply for an Outstanding PLUS Award.

How to engage

  1. Log into MyCareer.
  2. Start the Bristol PLUS Award Pathway 2026/27.
  3. Register by 12 noon, 26 February 2027.
  4. Complete all PLUS requirements before 12 noon, Friday 28 May 2027.

Read the Bristol PLUS Award Guide for step-by-step guidance, requirements, and FAQs.

Requirements

The Bristol PLUS Award:

  • is open to all University of Bristol students
  • can be completed in any single year of study
  • is endorsed by employers because it demonstrates the skills they value.

Activities used towards PLUS Award must be extracurricular and non-credit-bearing.

You do not need to complete all activities after registering. Undergraduate students can use evidence gained from the start of their current course. This includes activities undertaken during vacations, in the UK, or overseas. PGT students can use evidence gained from June before the start of their course.

Outstanding PLUS Awards (OPAs)

Bristol PLUS Award achievers can nominate themselves for an Outstanding PLUS Award. The OPAs recognise outstanding impact and achievement in a Bristol PLUS Award activity.

Students can submit one self-nomination in one of six award categories.

Read the Outstanding PLUS Awards Guide for information about:

  • the award categories
  • eligibility criteria
  • nomination process
  • deadlines.

You can also read about previous winners in our Outstanding PLUS Awards blog series.

You must nominate yourself in the same academic year as you achieve your Bristol PLUS Award. OPA nominations cannot be submitted in a later year.

We recommend reviewing the OPAs deadlines early in the academic year. This will make sure you have enough time to complete your nomination.

Registration for 2026/27 is now open.

Key dates

  • Registration opens: Monday 14 September 2026.
  • Registration deadline: 12 pm, Friday 26 February 2027.
  • Completion deadline: 12 pm, Friday 28 May 2027.

Outstanding PLUS Awards

  • Nomination deadline: 12 pm, Wednesday 3 March 2027.

Outstanding PLUS and Bristol PLUS Award Celebration

  • Celebrating early Bristol PLUS Award achievers and announcing the Outstanding PLUS Awards winners.
  • Spring 2027 (date to be confirmed).

Contact Us 

Email us: careers-plusaward@bristol.ac.uk.