Calling all Edinburgh Napier University Students!
Have you completed a work experience placement between September 2023 and September 2024? We want to hear about it.
Celebrate everything you achieved on your placement and inspire future placement students!
Whether your placement was undertaken in the UK or overseas, as an undergraduate or postgraduate, remotely or in person, this is the perfect opportunity to share your experiences.
The winning entry will receive a prize of £250 in vouchers, and there will also be awards of £100 in vouchers for two runners up. If your entry is approved, it will be turned into a valuable case study for you to share.
The competition is open for entries from Monday 13th January 2025, and will close on Monday 3rd March 2025 at 12pm.
- We are looking for a detailed account from your time on placement (the winner and runners up will be carefully selected by our judges!)
- Inform others about the value of work experience placements
- Explain how your placement linked into your academic studies
- Reflect upon the impact the work experience had on your personal development and future career plans
Eligibility
You are able to enter this competition if:
- You are an Edinburgh Napier University Undergraduate or Postgraduate student.
- You have completed a placement supported by Edinburgh Napier University between September 2023 and September 2024. This can have been undertaken in the UK or overseas, remotely or in person.
- You have complied with all Terms and Conditions for entry (as listed at the bottom of this page).
Congratulations, Salome!
The winner of last year's competition was Salome Harang, a student from the Business School who undertook her placement with commercialisation venue specialist SpaceandPeople in Glasgow.
You can read more about the winner and runner up entries from last year here.
How to Enter
You can submit your entry via our case study form link: Case Study Submission Form
- Complete Page 1 – This section is where you can provide us with your personal and degree details. Ensure you check "Yes" for the mandatory field: "Are you submitting this case study as part of the Student Futures Work-Experience Competition?"
- Complete Page 2 - Answer the placement-specific questions fully. Your entry must be in English. It is a good idea to include illustrations or photos as supporting materials using the upload function, but you must not use appendices. We recommend including at least 200 words per answer here.
- Complete Page 3 - Please confirm your consent by ticking the box at the bottom of this section.
- Once all sections are completed, submit the form before the deadline (March 3rd 2025 at 12pm).
Please note, entries which do not comply with the rules will not be forwarded to the judges.
Get some inspiration...
Select your School from the list below to take a look through our selection of previous case studies!
Terms and Conditions
- The “How to Enter” steps above must be followed for an entry to be forwarded to the judges.
- All sections of this form must be filled in via the above link and must be received between January 13th 2025 at 12am and March 3rd 2025 at 12pm - entries received outside of this timeframe will be disregarded.
- Entries must discuss and make reference one placement only, not multiple placements.
- Your placement must have been undertaken between September 2023 and September 2024 to be considered an eligible entry.
- Judges will make their decision against the above criteria. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence over the results will be considered for review.
- Edinburgh Napier University may use edited quotations and versions of the entries to encourage and publicise the concept of work-related learning. The copyright of all entries submitted will be vested in ENU.
- Entrants will be notified of the results by Monday 31st March 2025.
- The winner and runners up must attend an awards event in to receive their certificate and prizes. The event will take place at The Rivers Suite at our Craiglockhart Campus between 11:15am and 1pm at on Monday 28th April 2025.
Credits:
The Student Futures Team