After a rigorous and lengthy judging process led by almost 500 expert academics worldwide, we are proud to announce those who have made it to the top in their chosen category! Out of over 2,500 submissions, the 25 students listed below have been selected as the highest performing entrants in their category for the 2021 programme. This is an outstanding achievement for some of the world's brightest students, who are leading the way in top-class undergraduate research all across the world.

Architecture & Design

Riad Tabbara | American University of Beirut

Art History & Theory

Piper Prolago | University of Tulsa

Business

Jill Humby | Technological University Dublin

Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ali Abdelfadil | University of Leeds

Classical Studies & Archaeology

Emily Kerrison | University of Sydney

Computer Science

Chen Sihao | Nanyang Technological University

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Yilin Zhang | Nanyang Technological University

Economics

Beatriz Sasse | University of Warwick

Education

Roxanne Lau | National Institute of Education, Singapore

Engineering

Lim Si Xian | Nanyang Technological University

History

Hannah Kern-Cheng | Brescia University College

Law

Amrita Deshmukh | Symbiosis International University

Life Sciences

Jenny Gehlen | ETH Zürich | Karolinska Institutet

Linguistics

Oisín Nolan | Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

Literature

Dylan Chng | National University of Singapore

Mathematics & Physics

Hongjia Chen | University of Auckland

Medical Sciences

Delia-Denisa Dunca | Karolinska Institutet

Music, Film & Theatre

Sher Yao | University of Toronto

Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Healthcare

Fridaous Karimu | Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

Philosophy

Young-il Kim | Utrecht University

Politics & International Relations

Ng Yi Ming | Yale-NUS College

Psychology

Stephanie Yu | University of British Columbia

Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies

Beth Hayes | University College London

Social Sciences: Sociology & Social Policy

Arizona Haddon | Massey University

Visual Arts

Afnan Albladi | American University of Sharjah