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The Global Undergraduate Awards
Deadline: June 6
What are The Global Undergraduate Awards?
The Global Undergraduate Awards acknowledge excellence in undergraduate academia across all disciplines through an international call for top scholarly submissions. Students submit high-quality coursework to compete against top undergraduate scholars from around the world.
Why should I submit my coursework?
This is a unique opportunity to have your work recognized by an international panel of expert judges working in some of the world’s top academic institutions. Global Gold Medal recipients of The Undergraduate Awards are invited to Dublin to receive their medal and attend a three-day Global Summit (including complimentary travel and summit ticket). Highly Commended (top 10%) are invited to attend the Global Summit.
Students selected to receive The Undergraduate Awards also have access to support, the UA alumni network and other opportunities to raise their profiles and further their career paths.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Students from the classes of 2025, 2026 and 2027 (includes second-entry undergraduate degree programs such as law, medicine, dentistry, business, social work, etc...)
- Western encourages submissions from both main campus and Affiliate University Colleges
- Part-time students who are studying an undergraduate degree may also take part in UA, on the basis that they have completed at least two-thirds of their program.
- There are 25 categories ranging from the sciences, to social science, to arts and humanities, to professional programs.
What can I submit?
- Any piece of individual undergraduate coursework that received an "A" grade or higher.
- Students may submit up to three entries in the same or different categories.
- Group projects are eligible for the categories of:
- Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Computer Science
- Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Engineering
- Life Sciences
- Mathematics & Physics
- Medical Sciences
How To Submit
Step 1:
Register online at undergraduateawards.com. Interested students should do this step immediately to hold your space and ensure you will be able to submit final papers by the deadline.
Step 2:
Once your paper is polished, submit it independently to The Global Undergraduate Awards. Submit your coursework online, making sure your name and
It is FREE to register or enter your work. Students may enter up to three individual submissions.
View Previous Highly Commended Papers
The Undergraduate Awards highly commended papers from previous years are available through the Scholarship @ Western website.
More Information
Western scholars recognized with 2025 Global Undergraduate Awards
Western students were recognized among the best in the world through the 2025 Global Undergraduate Awards – an international academic competition celebrating exceptional undergraduate research and creative work.
This year, Western achieved top global standing, ranking first in North America and second worldwide for "highly commended" students. The university also tied for second place with Brown University for regional winners and second in North America for global winners, alongside four other institutions.
The Western scholars being recognized for their outstanding coursework are:
- Jadyn Zajac, Fourth-year student in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Honours Specialization in Classical Studies) – Global Winner: Classical Studies & Archaeology
- Renee Guerville, BSc'25 (Honours Specialization in Neuroscience, Major in Psychology) – Regional Winner: Psychology
- David Johnson, Fifth-year student in the Faculty of Science (Honours Specialization in Applied Mathematics) – Regional Winner: Mathematics & Physics
- Sarah You, HBA'25 (Honours Specialization in Statistics with a focus on Data Science & Machine Learning Applications) – Regional Winner: Computer Science