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Candidate Hub

The Candidate Hub is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know through the Elections process, including resources to help you write your application, build a platform, and design your campaign.

The process:

1. Prepare your application >> 2. Submit your application >> 3. Get prepared >> 4. Campaign

  • Key dates

    Application deadline: Friday 24 February, 5pm

    Candidate briefings:

    Saturday 25 February, 11am - 1pm (Microsoft Teams)

    Monday 27 February, 5pm - 7pm (Microsoft Teams)

    Wednesday 1 March, 1pm - 3pm (Hallam Students' Union)

    Candidate name release: Friday 3 March, 5pm

    Voting begins: Monday 6 March, 9am

    Voting week ends: Friday 10 March, 2pm

    Results announcement: Friday 10 March (time TBC)

  • Checklist

    What you need to do before voting week.

    Required

    Submit your application (Deadline: Friday 24 February, 5pm)
     Attend a candidate briefing session

    Optional (but strongly encouraged)

    Set a reminder for candidate briefing
    Plan your campaign spending (each candidate may spend and claim back up to £50 of spending)

Travel bursary

All candidates are eligible to apply for a travel bursary through the Inclusion Fund to support in the costs associated with travelling to campus during voting week (6-10 March). The maximum amount you will be eligible for is £20.

When applying, you will need to include the following information in your supporting statement:

  • Where you will be travelling from (postcode/area) e.g. S7 or Millhouses, Sheffield
  • A rough estimate of how much your bus/train tickets will cost

Apply for travel bursary

If you have an accessibility need and require further information, please contact the Democracy team at democracy@shu.ac.uk

Resources

The following resources will help you to build your campaign.

Candidate briefing

Candidate briefing sessions will provide candidates with vital information regarding elections rules and regulations, and most importantly, running a successful elections campaign! We will be sharing some of our top tips on building a successful elections campaign and getting your message out there.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding your campaign, please get in touch with our Democracy Team at democracy@shu.ac.uk.