Above: the BeatboxVR team, one of the winning teams from the 2024 awards
After the rousing successes of 2023 and 2024, the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards are returning for 2025!
The 2025 awards were launched on 16 January 2025: watch the recording of the launch event here.
Click here to start your entry for the 2025 Awards. The deadline for entry is 16 March 2025.
In addition to our five categories for university students, we will again welcome over-18s who are not currently studying at undergrad/postgrad level and who do not yet have a job in XR, to enter the Career Breakout Showcase.
Click here to find out the 2024 winners!
Watch our showreel about the 2024 awards:
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Awards competition for UK degree students (undergrad to postgrad, 18+)
These one-of-a-kind awards aim to help connect students to the XR industry. The idea is to discover where the best XR talent is coming from in the UK, and to bridge the pathway from academic learning to real world problem solving through internship opportunities at leading companies innovating with immersive tech.
Supported by Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network’s Advisory Board and Academic Working Group, this is an incredible opportunity for UK students building innovative projects, experiences and ideas for the XR industry. Degree students will be able to submit their work to a judging panel of industry experts for a chance to win a number of prizes, including paid internships with our industry partners. All entrants must be over 18 and registered on a UK degree programme.
About the Awards
The 2025 awards competition details, including categories and Career Breakout Showcase, are detailed here: learn about the internship grand prizes, meet our 2024 winners, and get the answers from our FAQs.
The selected top finalists from each category will have the chance to pitch their work to judges at a Virtual Pitch Day and have private virtual interviews with the grand prize internship companies in the run-up to the awards reception.
All finalists will be invited to showcase their work at the Immersive Tech Network Awards Reception taking place late May/early June (date TBC), where the category winners and grand prize internship winners will be announced.
Awards Categories
5 categories for individual and team entries undergraduate to postgraduate:
- Best Immersive Game
- Creative XR Storytelling
- Sensory
- Technical Innovation
- UX & UI Design
Submissions will be judged on their creativity (including originality and aesthetics), execution, functionality and potential (including innovative approach). Click here to find out more about each category.
Prizes
Details of the finalist prizes for our 2025 awards will be announced very soon. In the meantime, here is some information about what the 2024 finalist prizes were:
- An opportunity to interview with all internship partners for the paid internship placements
- An invitation to showcase their work & network with industry leaders in London at the Awards Reception in May 2024
Read more about the internships on offer for the winners (2025 prize details will be confirmed soon).
FAQs
Click here for answers to frequently asked questions.
Ready to apply?
Click here to start your entry for the 2025 Immersive Tech Awards.