Computing Prizes
There are a range of prizes awarded to students on our Computer Science courses every year as follows -
British Computer Society Medal & Prize
Established in 1988 by the Belfast branch of the British Computer Society. A silver medal and a monetary prize are awarded annually to the student achieving the highest average marks in the final Honours examination in Computer Science.
Deloitte Prizes
The Deloitte Business and Technology Award is presented annually, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners, to the BIT project group achieving the best overall performance by a project team. The award consists of individual certificates and £600 shared equally among the group members.
The Deloitte Excellence Award is presented annually, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners, to the student achieving the best individual performance in the BIT project. The award consists of a certificate and a cheque for £400.
Kainos Software Prizes
Three prizes were established by Kainos Software Limited in 1996. The prizes consist of cheques for £250. They are awarded annually to:
- the student achieving the highest average marks in the final Honours examination taking Joint Honours in Computer Science and a mathematical subject.
- the student achieving the highest average marks taking Computer Science at Level 2.
- the top student achieving the highest average marks taking Computer Science at Level 1.
Liberty Information Technology Prize
The Liberty Information Technology Prize was established in 1999. The prize of £500 and a crystal memento is awarded to the student achieving the highest project mark, for the MEng course in Computer Science on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners.
McKenna Memorial Awards
Established by the Donegal Motor Club in 2003 in memory of Mr. Gerard McKenna, the student achieving the highest average marks on the BSc/BEng in Computer Science (including Professional Experience) in 2002. The awards are made annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners of Computer Science to students following the BSc/BEng in Computer Science (including Professional Experience) programme who achieve the highest overall results in each of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the programme as follows:
- Level 1 A monetary award of 350 Euro
- Level 2 A monetary award of 350 Euro
- Level 3 A monetary award of 800 Euro and a trophy to be engraved with the
winner's name and retained by the School of Electronics, Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science.
Autonomy Prizes
There are two Autonomy Prizes:
The first Prize is awarded annually to the student achieving the highest mark in the Software Engineering Project (310CSC302) on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners of Computer Science. The prize consists of a cheque for £250 and a crystal memento.
The second of the Autonomy Prizes, also for £250, is awarded to the student achieving the highest overall result in the final MEng Honours examination in Computer Science on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners.
Scholarships
Foundation Scholarships
Cheque for £200, tenable for one year, awarded at Stages 3, 2 and 1 to the student, who in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, has the best performance in six modules in Computer Science.
