Sustainability Degree Show Prize
Rewarding innovation
For a list of winners 2012-2018 click here
The 2019 Prizes
Every year at the GSA’s graduation ceremony we recognise outstanding approaches to ethical, social and environmental issues within their practice.
Any graduating student can enter, and we also offer prizes for other year groups and Masters, Singapore and other students graduating at different times.
Your work has to stand out, be innovative, address key issues and add to the body of knowledge in your subject. It should run like a golden thread through your thinking and approach, and create a resource for fellow & future students. You can read some more about our judging criteria here.
Students can work towards any of the prizes by attending drop-in sessions (dates are available on our events page and book here), or contacting us direct for a 1-2-1 meeting.
Entry is made by the student submitting a two page summary of their work to John the GSA’s Sustainability Coordinator by the date below. The day before Degree Show opens the judging panel will walk round the applicants’ work and applicants can be present to discuss their thinking.
If you’re an academic and would like a student to be recognised for their work, please encourage them to apply. You can also ask us to instigate a prize category for other year groups.
Not in your final year? Any student can apply for funding from us.
Degree Show Prize: Key Dates for 2019
You can arrange a 1-2-1 meeting with John the Sustainability Coordinator to discuss your work if you wish.
Students self-submit work. Entries should be no more than two pages of text and pictures outlining the work and its importance to environmental, social justice or ethical issues. Not sure if your work fits? Email John to arrange a meeting.
Final date for submission: Wednesday 22nd May, noon.
Entries will be shortlisted and entrants notified by Friday 24 May.
Judging Round: Thursday 30 May 9-1pm (entrants will be given a timed slot to talk about their work in-situ)
PDE3 students
1st prize of £100 plus runners up at judges’ discretion.
Architecture Stage 4 students
A £100 1st prize will be awarded with runners-up at the judges’ discretion.
Stage 3 Architecture Students
A £100 1st prize with runners-up at the judges’ discretion.
Students Graduating in Winter 2019
Any student graduating in September can enter for the Graduate Degree Show Prize.
Students self-submit work. Entries should be no more than two pages of text and pictures outlining the work and its importance to environmental, social justice or ethical issues.
Contact John the Sustainability Coordinator to discuss your entry if you wish, or just email your entry to John by the deadline.
Deadline in mid-August, date TBC
Singapore Students
Students from GSA Singapore Interior Design and Communication Design are eligible one prizes of $200 per programme. Your work has to stand out, be innovative, address key issues, add to the body of knowledge in your subject and create a resource for fellow & future students. In addition to your programme lecturers, GSA’s Sustainability Coordinator, John Thorne, will be happy to advise on issues regarding sustainability within your projects. You can John Provide some background information (no more than 2 pages of A4 and some relevant pictures).
Email John with any queries or to discuss potential submissions.
Entries and other students’ work available on our Tumblr feed
Pic Credit: Ewan Hepburn, Winner Architecture Stage 3