The Undergraduate Awards
The Undergraduate Awards recognize the world’s top undergraduate research projects from a variety of academic disciplines spanning the humanities, sciences, and visual arts. Open to final and penultimate year undergraduates, students are invited to submit research essays or special projects completed as part of their coursework that present fresh ideas and new arguments. Assessed by an international panel of academics, winning students will have their work published in the Undergraduate Awards Journal and be invited to attend the UA Summit—a 3 day conference in Dublin, Ireland.
Deadline for submissions is May 24, 2013.
Categories
Students are eligible to apply in one of the following 22 categories
- Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
- Business & Economics
- Classical Studies & Archaeology
- Computer Sciences & Information Studies
- Engineering & Mechanical Sciences
- English Literature
- Historical Studies
- International Relations & Politics
- Irish Language, Literature & Folklore
- Languages & Linguistics (Ireland only)
- Law
- Life Sciences
- Mathematical & Physical Sciences
- Media & The Arts
- Medical Sciences
- Nursing & Midwifery
- Philosophical Studies & Theology
- Psychology
- Social Sciences
- Social Innovation
- Teacher Education
- Visual Arts (non-essay based)
Eligibility
Student Eligibility
- Final and penultimate year undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in the academic year 2012/2013 (full-time and part-time)
- Graduates who were final year students enrolled in a degree program in the academic year 2011/2012 (full time and part time)
For more information, please see the Student Eligibility Criteria.
Submission Eligibility
- Has achieved an A grade
- Represents the highest standard of intellectual and scholarly achievement
- Embodies a piece of independent and original work
- Takes the form of a text-based essay/project, with images/graphics where relevant
- Takes the form of a critical/analytical discourse
- Has a word count between 1,750 – 5,000 words, with the exception of the following categories which have a word count of 20,000:
- Mathematical & Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Computer Science and Information Studies
- Engineering and Mechanical Sciences
For more information, please see the Submission Eligibility Criteria.
Applying
For complete information about the application process, please see the Undergraduate Award Submission Guide
- Register your intent to submit to the 2013 Undergraduate Awards.
- Review the Student and Submission Eligibility Criteria.
- Identify the most suitable academic category for your paper/project.
- Write a 100 – 300 word abstract to accompany your paper/project.
- Fill out the submission form and attach your paper/project.
Deadline for submissions is May 24, 2013.
