Sorry, submissions to the Undergraduate Awards 2010 are now closed.

Thanks to all who submitted their essays, projects and papers for consideration.

Good luck!

Welcome to the Undergraduate Awards of Ireland & Northern Ireland. The awards were established on October 20th, 2008 to recognise and reward Ireland’s most innovative young knowledge creators, to catalyse the development of the brightest undergraduates, and to inspire all undergraduates to achieve.

The Undergraduate Awards 2010 ceremony will take place in October.

The Undergraduate Awards also hosts events for undergraduates. On June 24th, 2010, 80 students attended our Summer Session, a think-in on The Online Economy. Keynote speakers included Michael Birch, the founder of Bebo, Bill Liao, founder of XING, Colm Lyon (Realex Payments), Joan Mulvihill (IIA), Eamonn Fallon (Daft.ie), David Mytton (Boxed Ice), Terence O’Rourke (KPMG) and many more.  Past events have hosted the likes of Senator Christopher Dodd, Peter Sutherland, President Obama’s National Youth Director and President of Ireland, Mary McAleese.

For more information on our events, click here.

Who enters the awards?

The Undergraduate Awards are open to final or penultimate year undergraduate students enrolled in degree programmes in the academic year, either part-time or full-time, in all third level institutions on the island of Ireland. Mature students (final year or penultimate year undergraduates) are also eligible including those who have obtained a previous degree as long as they are enrolled in an undergraduate degree programme in the academic year in which the awards are running. All nationalities are welcome to enter, as long as they are studying in a third level institution on the island of Ireland.

What do they enter?

Submissions consist of coursework that has been corrected and achieved a high grade. It should be in the form of an essay or project. Each student can submit a maximum of 3 papers in total, however, onlyone paper will be short-listed for any one student.

The submission should represent the highest standard of intellectual and scholarly achievement. The minimum acceptable mark for submission is a high 2.1, or above (or equivalent grade).  It should embody a piece of independent and original work together with a clear identification of its aims and objectives.

We will be launching the 2010/2011 Undergraduate Awards programme shortly. Please check back for more details.