Academic prizes
Brunel prizes are awarded to research students only during, or at the end of, your programme of study, for exceptional academic performance. More information will be made available once you start at Brunel.
The Vice-Chancellor's Prizes for Doctoral Research
Five prizes of £500 each are awarded on the basis of research excellence.
The Vice-Chancellor's Travel Prizes
25 awards of £500 are made to allow outstanding research students to travel to conferences abroad.
The Vice-Chancellor's Research Poster Prizes
£500 is awarded for the five best posters at an annual conference.
School of Engineering and Design Research Student Conference Prizes
Prizes are awarded for the best oral presentations, abstracts and posters at an annual conference.
Curtis Brown Prize
The Curtis Brown Prize, worth £1,500, is awarded annually to a student from the MA programme in Creative Writing: The Novel. The winner is chosen by senior agents at Curtis Brown, the leading literary and talent agency, from amongst those students who achieve an A or A* grade for their dissertation. Curtis Brown may also, at their discretion, make an offer of representation to the winner.



