In This Section
- Researcher of the Year
- Early-Stage Researcher of the Year
- Global Engagement Research Award
- Research Support Person of the Year
- Research Supervisor of the Year
- Research Communicator of the Year
- Research Team of the Year
- Research Image of the Year
- Best Publication of the Year by an Undergraduate Author
- PhD Student of the Year
- Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year
- Research Culture Award
- Engaged Research of the Year
- Vice-President for Research and Innovation UCC Futures Award for Interdisciplinary Research
- The President's Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals
- Consultancy Project of the Year
- Invention of the Year
- Licence of the Year
- Spin-out Company of the Year
- Start-up of the Year
- Industry Research Collaboration of the Year
- Research Career Achievement Award
Start-up of the Year
The UCC Start-Up of the Year Award is awarded to an enterprise that best demonstrates the potential for significant economic, social or environmental impact through innovative thinking and entrepreneurial endeavour. At least one of the founders or promoters must be a UCC student, graduate, staff member and/or have been supported by a UCC start-up programme.The start-up can be a sole trader or incorporated entity that is not exploiting intellectual property rights developed at UCC or any other third level institution.The start-up does not yet need to be incorporated/trading, but will have first validated the potential for impact in 2025.
Application Details
Evaluation Criteria
| Innovation |
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| Entrepreneurship |
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| Impact |
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Deadline For Submission
- Friday March 27th 2026, 5pm.
How To Apply
To submit a nomination for this award, complete all sections of the entry form.
Previous Winners
| Year | Awardee | Company |
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| 2024 | Mr Danny McEnery | PrimaHealth |
| 2023 | Ms Shannen O'Reilly | TrustDish |
| 2022 | Mr Stephen MacCarthy | Recruitroo |
| 2021 | Ms Clare Meskill | Teleatherapy |
Research & Innovation Awards
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