The Undergraduate Awards

The Global Undergraduate Awards (often referred to as the junior Nobel Prize[1][2][3][4][5][6]) is an academic awards program recognising undergraduate work. Prizes are awarded to 25 disciplines by a non-profit organisation under the patronage of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.[7]

The Global Undergraduate Awards
CountryIreland
First awarded
  • 2008 (2008)
Websitewww.undergraduateawards.com

History

The Global Undergraduate Awards (UA) was founded in 2008 in Dublin as The Undergraduate Awards.[8] The programme was originally open to students from Ireland’s universities.[8]

In 2012, UA expanded to accept submissions from every Third Level Institution on the Island of Ireland as well as the top twenty universities in Britain, USA and Canada.[9]

In 2016, the UA Programme was split into seven regions: Africa & Middle East, Asia, Europe, Island of Ireland, Latin America, Oceania, US & Canada.[10]

Process

Entrants submit their work to one of 25 categories, which represent a wide range of academic disciplines: Architecture & Design, Art History & Theory, Business, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Classical Studies & Archaeology, Computer Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Economics, Education, Engineering, History, Linguistics, Law, Life Sciences, Literature, Mathematics & Physics, Medical Sciences, Music, Film & Theatre, Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Healthcare, Philosophy, Politics & International Relations, Psychology, Anthropology & Cultural Studies, Sociology & Social Policy and Visual Arts.[10]

The submissions are evaluated anonymously by a group of international academics.[8] The top 10% of entries from each region in each category are named Highly Commended. The highest performing Highly Commended entrant from each region is named a Regional Winner of their category, while the best Highly Commended Entrant is named the Global Winner.[10]

Global Winners

Entrants whose submission is selected as the best in their category are named Global Winners.[11] These winners are invited to present their work in Dublin at the Global Undergraduate Awards Summit. Each winner is awarded with a gold medal.

Category Global Winner 2020[12] Global Winner 2019[13] Global Winner 2018[14]
Architecture & Design Aishwarya Sriram Prathyush Pradeep Karen El Asmar
Art History & Theory Zoe Voice Claudia Haines Jun Yan Chua
Business Shawn Liu Xi Ning Seet Brian Heffernan
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences Jingfei Ren Kang Rui Garrick Lim Li Ling Tan
Classical Studies & Archaeology Edward Foster Juhi Patel Amelia Halls
Computer Science Kayo Yin Harry She Cristian Bodnar
Earth & Environmental Sciences Alice Walker Amy Campbell Lyndsay Walsh
Economics Ishita Kumar Stefan Pricopie Shamus Lee
Education Pearlwe Chau Laura DeSousa Sylvia Lee
Engineering Febby Krisnadi Aayush Chadha Michaela Taylor-Williams
History Keith Ó Riain Lauren Goodall Matthew Barton
Law Genevieve Ding Andrew Ray Melany Toombs
Life Sciences Migara Jayasinghe Emma Darbinian Pascale Wehr
Linguistics Chau Yi Cheung Xin Qi Jessica Ramos-Sanchez
Literature Liam Whelan Marta Meazza Patrick Lillie
Mathematics & Physics Xi Jie Yeo Wen Yu Kon Alexander Zagajewski
Medical Sciences Hailey Dall-Proud Tara Diviney Tiffany Ni
Music, Film & Theatre Adam Weitzer Jay Millard Rosalind Moran
Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Healthcare Emily Dingley Susan Williams Emily Morrison
Philosophy Harriet Yates Woojin Lim James Monaghan
Politics & International Relations Jasper Friedrich Nonyeleze Irukwu Laura Trad
Psychology Catherine Li Win Ee Chun Natalya Jia Yu Wickramisuriya
Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies Nathaniel Dylan Lim Yume Tamiya Istifaa Ahmed
Social Sciences: Sociology & Social Policy Maya Bian Madelaine Coelho Isobel Howlett
Visual Arts Benjamin Crocker Ying Li Toh Yi Xian Issa Sng

References
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  10. "Categories 2017". The Undergraduate Journal. 8: 20–21.
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