Pre-University Competition: we award excellence

The competition is open to students in the second year of upper secondary education (Bachillerato) from any academic track (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Technology), who have submitted their research project during the academic year specified in each call for entries.

Evaluation panels will be formed based on the subject areas or themes of the submitted projects. These panels will be made up of lecturers from the various faculties of the University.

Key dates 

Deadline for registration 

4 February 2026

Pre-selection

12 February 2026

UIC Barcelona will pre-select all projects registered and submitted within the established deadline. This pre-selection will be based on the following criteria:

• Structure and organisation of the content
• Ability to analyse and synthesise
• Originality and scientific/social interest of the topic
• Relevance of the objectives
• Relevance of the conclusions

The best projects will go through to the first phase and must be defended orally. The list of pre-selected projects will be posted on the University website along with the dates for oral defences before the assigned panel.

First phase

28 February 2026

Oral presentation of selected projects at the Barcelona campus in the morning.
The pre-selected projects must be defended orally before a panel. Each student will have 10 minutes to present:

• The relevance and interest of the project
• The main objective
• The methodology
• The conclusions

Panel members may ask questions and provide feedback following the presentation.
In addition to the pre-selection criteria, the following will be assessed:

• Clarity of presentation
• Oral and non-verbal communication
• Student’s motivation
• Use of graphic resources or presentations

Finalist projects will be announced within a maximum of 10 days and students will be notified by email.

Final

24 April 2026

Oral presentation of finalist projects and awards ceremony.

Presentations will be open to the public (limited capacity). The final will consist of an oral presentation of the project before a panel, under the same conditions as the first phase.

The panel will select the winning projects and announce them after all presentations and deliberations have concluded.  Decisions made by the panels at all stages of the competition are final and not subject to appeal.

The prizes consist of:

1. A 100% study grant (tuition fee) in the first year of any UIC Barcelona degree during the 2026-2027 academic year for the top five projects. 
   One grant will be awarded per degree.

The final prizes of the competition will be published in each call.

Carlota Fillol
Event Manager
cfillol@uic.es

Maria Márquez Nieto
Events Coordinator
mmarquez@uic.es

T. +34 932 541 800 / 605 794 159

Outreach and Admissions Department 
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