Professor Eva Åkesson was Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University from 2012 to 2020. During her time as Vice-Chancellor, Åkesson cherished the collegial work and the importance of its joint work for Uppsala University to be a leading university. "For the students, it was very reassuring to have a Vice-Chancellor who really listened to what we had to say, even when we and the Vice-Chancellor came to different conclusions. Eva Åkesson's respect and openness to student influence is something that Uppsala Student Union is eternally grateful for. It has enabled a good development for the university that is characterized by student perspectives.

Due to the fact that Eva Åkesson's position as Vice-Chancellor at Uppsala University ended on 2020-12-31, Uppsala Student Union created an award as of 2020-12-16 as follows:

The award is called the Uppsala Student Union Award for Student Influence in honor of Eva Åkesson. All students and staff within Uppsala Student Union's area of activity at Uppsala University can nominate for the award.

The award is granted by Uppsala Student Union's Board.
The decision to grant the award is made by Uppsala Student Union's Board.

The award is granted to the student who has held an assignment as a student representative at Uppsala University and is deemed to have made a particularly good contribution during their term of office.

Together with the award, the recipient also receives:
- Uppsala Student Union's silver medal of merit.
- Diploma
- SEK 2000

The award is presented in May each year by the Uppsala Student Union Board.