{"id":11487,"date":"2025-10-08T15:55:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icdrachten.nl\/?post_type=events&#038;p=11487"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:54:38","slug":"icd-student-award-2026","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.icdrachten.nl\/en\/events\/icd-student-award-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ICD Student Award 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After a successful pilot edition in 2025, this year marks the 2nd edition for university, HBO, and MBO students, with a huge prize pool!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reactions to the last edition were enthusiastic, and therefore, <strong>The ICD Student Award is an annual recurring event<\/strong>! Indeed, from 2026 the award will be expanded. Then, in addition to WO and HBO can now&nbsp;<strong>also MBO students<\/strong> compete with their internship or thesis project at one of the ICD partners. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icdrachten.nl\/en\/news\/icd-student-award-2025-uitgereikt-tijdens-inspirerende-finale-op-10-juli\/\">read<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icdrachten.nl\/en\/news\/icd-student-award-2025-uitgereikt-tijdens-inspirerende-finale-op-10-juli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icdrachten.nl\/en\/news\/icd-student-award-2025-uitgereikt-tijdens-inspirerende-finale-op-10-juli\/\">here<\/a> the article about the previous edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>The finale will take place on June 18th. Save this date in your calendar!<\/strong>&nbsp;This year, the Award is open to university, HBO, and MBO students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is it judged<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Theoretical stages\/graduation assignments criteria&nbsp;<\/strong>Business impact, societal impact, innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Criteria for practical students:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Best learning curve\/personal development and creativity of the solution(s). &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So make a video <strong>for about 1 minute<\/strong> where the above criteria are best represented. To gain inspiration, you can view last year's nominated entries via this link:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLEj-Bt1Cw50x4zkimvMJpHwiNY8HnA-CF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLEj-Bt1Cw50x4zkimvMJpHwiNY8HnA-CF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big prize pool!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first prize is a whopping <strong>\u20ac1.500<\/strong> Last year we only had one prize, but this year we also have a 2nd and 3rd prize, which come with <strong>\u20ac 750<\/strong> and <strong>\u20ac250<\/strong> definitely worth it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procedure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This ICD Student Award 2026, like the previous ones, starts with an application period. Students compete by submitting a short video pitch of their project. Subsequently, 3 finalists will be chosen through a vote. They will pitch their innovative internship or graduation project to an expert jury and audience during an exciting final round. The winner will receive a unique trophy and a cash prize. The 2nd and 3rd place finishers will also receive a cash prize this year! And of course eternal fame within the ICD as the winner of this Award!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icdrachten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0133-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icdrachten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0133-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"ICD Student Award 2025 winners\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICD Student Award 2025 winners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline ICD Student Award 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Registration:<\/mark>&nbsp;<\/strong>April 20 to May 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Votes (adjusted):<\/strong>\u00a0<\/mark>May 23 to June 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Announcement of finalists:&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong>June 5&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Festive finale:&nbsp;<\/mark>June 18 <\/strong>Presentation by the students and jury evaluation at SKILL, Drachten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Want to know more or participate?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information and to register via the video, please send an email to <a>info@icdrachten.nl<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a successful pilot edition in 2025, this year marks the 2nd edition for University, HBO, and MBO students, with a large prize pool! 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