The Global Undergraduate Awards
Will You Be A Winner?
It was an amazing few days getting to know other winners from a range of different categories and countries. The opportunity to present my research and speak with so many brilliant minds is incomparable. I can’t wait to see what everyone achieves in the future.
Maggie TigheUniversity College Cork, Global Winner 2022 
The prize, the medal is a great bonus to have but I think more important are the connections that we have made, and the ideas that we have shared. It's an unbelievable experience.
Kang Rui Garrick LimNational University of Singapore, Global Winner 2019 
It’s nice to have a platform where undergraduate work is recognised as being as revolutionary and groundbreaking as the stuff that’s produced at postgraduate level.
Jay Millard University of Leeds, Global Winner 2019 
The research that we conduct is most often impacted by our intimate personal identities and so when you’re sharing your research you are sharing a part of yourself, your life, your identity, and your community with each other.
Istifaa AhmedUniversity of California, Berkeley, Global Winner 2018 
The GUA Numbers
The Global Undergraduate Awards is the world’s leading academic awards programme, open to all undergraduate students in almost every academic discipline and attracting submissions from hundreds of universities on every continent.
2024 Submissions
2,271
Submissions
343
Total Institutions
100
Countries
25
Categories
The Summit
300+
Students
40
Countries
80
Institutions
130
Diciplines
2024 Submissions
2,271
Submisions
100
Countries
343
Total institutions
25
Categories
The Summit
300+
Students
40+
Countries
80
Institutions
130
Diciplines
Latest News
GUA Alumni – Emily Faux
GUA Alumni – Emily Faux
Emily was a Highly Commended Entrant in the Politics & International Relations category in 2020
UA Alumni – Zach Matthews
UA Alumni – Zach Matthews
Zach was a Highly Commended Entrant in the Social Science: Anthropology and Cultural Studies category in 2020
UA Alumni – Kida Lin
UA Alumni – Kida Lin
Kida was the Oceania Regional Winner in the Philosophy category in 2020.
The Global Undergraduate Awards celebrate original and creative thinking among students, and the need for such critical thinking has never been greater.
One thing that struck me about the essays was the breadth of knowledge and the discipline of structure…I don’t like to use the word brilliant, but they truly were brilliant. Once we were down to the last ten we were wondering how we could separate perfection from perfection.
The Global Undergraduate Awards celebrate original and creative thinking among students, and the need for such critical thinking has never been greater.
One thing that struck me about the essays was the breadth of knowledge and the discipline of structure…I don’t like to use the word brilliant, but they truly were brilliant. Once we were down to the last ten we were wondering how we could separate perfection from perfection.