About UA

The Undergraduate Awards is the world’s leading undergraduate awards programme which recognises top undergraduate work, shares this work with a global audience and connects students across cultures and disciplines.

We are a non-profit organisation and have been under the patronage of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, since 2012. 

The Submission Process

The Undergraduate Awards 2018 programme is open to all penultimate and final year undergraduate students in a degree course, as well as those who graduated in 2017, from all disciplines. We invite students to enter both outstanding academic papers and research, as well as visual arts portfolios using our online forms.

The deadline for the 2018 programme is June 12th 2018.

The Prize 

Global Winners are published in the annual ‘The Undergraduate Journal’, as well as being invited to the UA Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland. This is an all-expenses-paid four-day networking and brainstorming event which brings the world’s top students together for a series of inspirational lectures, workshops and discussions. Winners and Highly Commended Entrants also gain access to the UA Alumni Network.

Benefits of Submitting

• Gain experience preparing your coursework for academic peer review.
• Earn international recognition for your work.
• Connect with past Winners and Highly Commended Entrants through the UA Alumni Portal.
• Have your work published on The Undergraduate Library or in showcased in The Undergraduate Journal.
• Be invited to attend the annual UA Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland.