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MAPS Innovation and Enterprise Student Prize Competition
The goal of these competitions is to encourage students to think innovatively about their research projects and understand their potential societal and economic impact.
This is a great opportunity for you as a student to showcase your innovative research projects. Whether you are exploring new technologies, formulating solutions for complex problems, or conducting research with potential policy implications, we’re interested in hearing from you.
Your project will be evaluated on how well it addresses a significant problem and proposes a compelling solution. Your work’s uniqueness and innovation, its potential for commercialisation, and its societal and economic impact are all crucial factors. We will consider how your research will (or could) influence policies or foster social entrepreneurship. We are also looking at the timeliness of the research, and why now is a good time to do this work.
MAPS POSTGRADUATE (PhD) INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE PRIZE COMPETITION 2024/25
Application Deadline: Applications will open soon! The deadline will be is 30 June 2025.
Eligibility: All MAPS PhD students who have undertaken their viva voce examination between 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2025.
Prize: There will be up to 3 prizes in total. Each winner will be awarded a £500 Love2Shop voucher.
How to apply? Applications should be made by completing the Application Form online. Please note that academics can also nominate their students. To aid preparations, please see the following guidelines and assessment forms:
MAPS Postgraduate (PhD) Innovation and Enterprise Competition guidance
MAPS UNDERGRADUATE (MSci) AND POSTGRADUATE (MSc) INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE PRIZE COMPETITION 2023/24
Application Deadlines: Applications for 2025 will open soon!
- MSci: 30 June 2025
- MSc: 6 November 2025
Eligibility: All MAPS undergraduate and postgraduate students in their final year who are working on a MSci/MSc project.
Prize: There will be up to 5 prizes in total. Each winner will be awarded a £300 Love2Shop voucher (or £300 voucher shared by team for group projects).
How to apply? Applications should be made by completing the Application Form online. Please note that academics can also nominate their students. To aid preparations, please see guidelines and assessment forms:
Learn from past winners of this competition: 2023/24 MSci (Undergraduate) and MSc (Postgraduate) and PhD (Postgraduate) winners, 2022 Undergraduate (MSci) round winners and 2022 Postgraduate (MSc) round winners.
Any questions please email our I&E Coordinator, Dr Leah Frenette (l.frenette@ucl.ac.uk).
MAPS Impact Studentship Guidance and Application Form 2025/2026
This guidance is intented for academics who would like to set up an Impact Studentship. You can download the updated version for 2025/2026.
Access innovation funding
UCL Innovation & Enterprise has funding available to support a range of knowledge exchange projects, such as secondments, setting up innovation networks and developing partnerships.
UCL Innovation & Enterprise
We’ll help you think and act like an entrepreneur. Whether you want to boost your employability, create your own business or solve global problems, we can help you make a difference and stand out from the crowd. UCL Innovation & Enterprise
