Enter the competition
Complete the registration form- Winners must meet entry requirements for their selected programme and be eligible to commence their programme between September 2025-January 2026.
- No entry fee is required.
- Staff employed by Study Group and their immediate family are not eligible.
- Participants must be 18 or older by 1 September 2025.
Eligibility
Students need to have submitted an application to one of our programmes at a participating centre.
Programmes include Study Group UK International Foundation Year (IFY) or International Year One (IY1) programmes* commencing between September 2025-January 2026 at:
- Dublin International Study Centre
- Cardiff University International Study Centre
- Durham University International Study Centre
- Leeds International Study Centre for progression to University of Leeds
- Royal Holloway, University of London International Study Centre
- University of Huddersfield International Study Centre
- University of Sheffield International College
- University of Strathclyde International Study Centre
- University of Surrey International Study Centre
- University of Sussex International Study Centre
*Exclusions apply to progressions into Medicine and Law (Durham University) due to limited spaces.
Entry procedure
- Participants must complete a registration form. Project proposal submission must be sent to: internationalstudentcompetition@studygroup.com.
- Free registration with no entry fee.
- Entries must be in English and follow the specified submission format.
- Limited to one entry per student, asserting the work is original and not plagiarised.
- Registration period is from 6th March 2025. Submission deadline is 30th June 2025 at 11:45 pm GTM.
- Entries cannot exceed a 3,000-word limit.
Prizes
- Scholarship awards to offset tuition for the first year at specified UK International Study Centres or Dublin International Study Centre.
- Finalists will be eligible for consideration for a scholarship of varying amounts corresponding to the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place positions in the competition.
- Prizes are non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and cannot be redeemed for cash.
- Scholarships are valid for programmes commencing between 1 September 2025 and 31 January 2026.
- Prize must be accepted as awarded, without substitution.
- Minors must gain consent from a parent or guardian to enter and, if a finalist, to travel for finals.
Intellectual property
- Participants retain ownership but grant the organisers a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use entries for competition and promotional purposes.
- Prize winners consent to the use of their image and work for marketing activities.
Data protection
Personal information is collected solely for administering the competition and will comply with data protection laws.
Judging and decisions
- Judged by a panel of academic and sector experts – decisions are final.
- Prize winners will be notified within 14 days of judgment completion.
Additional terms
- Study Group may disqualify entrants for entry process tampering or submission of non-compliant entries.
- Rights to amend terms or cancel the competition as necessary.
- Submissions are under the Study Group Privacy Policy.
- Invalid entries due to incomprehensibility or incompletion are disqualified.
- Study Group is not liable for entry delays or losses due to technical issues.
- Dates are subject to change.