Welcome to the Smarter Travel Student Awards. On this webpage you will find information about the Student Awards, how to enter, the main Categories, and more. For any further questions on the Smarter Travel Student Awards, please email info@smartertravelcampus.ie
About the Smarter Travel Student Awards
The Smarter Travel Student Awards invite students to develop a project that supports, facilitates and/or enables sustainable and/or active travel modes to, from, and on campus and beyond.
Projects are reviewed and judged by a judging panel who are experts in their industry. Finalists will be invited to attend the National Student Awards Ceremony, where their project will be showcased, with the Winners in each Category being announced on the day.
Lecturers and academic staff from third level campuses around Ireland are encouraged to get involved with the Student Awards by incorporating the Awards into their graded coursework. Not only does this give students the opportunity to participate in and experience the benefits of a practical project, it provides a platform to develop their CV and professional portfolio, relevant to their field of study. If you are a Lecturer and would like to schedule a call with the Smarter Travel Team to discuss the Student Awards further, and/or to organise a student briefing for your students, please email info@smartertravelcampus.ie.
Who can enter?
The Smarter Travel Student Awards are open to all students of TFI Smarter Travel Campus Partners. To see if your Campus is a Partner, please visit TFI Smarter Travel Campus.
Students can enter individually or as a group. Past entries have included but are not limited to digital marketing promotions, sustainable travel campaigns, active travel challenges, production of radio adverts, videos and animations, design of sustainable travel apps, development of devices to support smarter travel, and many more.
Key Dates for 2025/26
| Semester 1 Entry Deadline | Semester 2 Entry Deadline | National Student Awards Ceremony |
| Thursday December 18th 2025 | Thursday April 2nd 2026 | Thursday May 7th |
How to Enter
What are the Categories for the Student Awards?
The Categories are designed to link with a broad range of college courses and modules around the country, so students can develop practical project experience relevant to their coursework. Students who have a keen interest in the area of sustainable travel and who would like to design or develop projects as an extracurricular activity are encouraged to enter a project outside of their coursework. The main Categories are:
Category 1: Engineering & Innovation
The Engineering & Innovation Category covers projects in the areas of design, technology, social innovation & entrepreneurship.
Who should enter this Category?
This Category is for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Category 2: Social Marketing
The Social Marketing Category covers projects in the areas of marketing, digital marketing, event management, communications, sport, and health promotion.
Who should enter this Category?
This Category is for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying in the field of, but not limited to, Business, Business Management, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Advocacy, Health Promotion, Sport Science, Recreation, Sports Management, Sustainability or Environmental Studies as well as any students who are members of a Club and Society on campus which is related to this Category, or students who have an interest in the Social Marketing field and practice outside of their field of study.
Category 3: Media
The Media Category covers projects in the areas of animation, audio, graphic design, illustration, and video.
Who should enter this Category?
This Category is for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying in the field of, but not limited to, Creative Design, Media, Digital Media Production, Graphic & Illustration, Media and Film Production, Animation, and Software and Games Development, as well as any students who are members of a media-focused Club and Society on campus, or students who have an interest in the Media field and practice outside of their field of study.
Judging Panel
You can view the 2024/2025 Judging Panel in the table below and view the Judges Biography by clicking on their name and organisation.
Student Awards Resources
You will find a number of resources below to assist you with submitting a project into the Smarter Travel Student Awards. Click on the relevant link below to view the resource.
Branding Guidelines and Tone of Voice
Please ensure all students involved in entering the Student Awards have read and understood all Terms and Conditions. Projects submitted that do not adhere to the Terms and Conditions will be deemed invalid.
This guide is for Lecturers and academic staff only. It is outlines a sample timeline for incorporating the Student Awards into your graded coursework, as well as key dates to note for the academic year.
Smarter Travel Student Awards – Marking Rubric
The marking rubrics detail how the projects will be assessed by the judges.
Smarter Travel Student Awards – Poster Template (See below)
Please click on the preferred format and orientation below to download the poster template. If you require an Indesign or Illustrator supported file type please email info@smartertravelcampus.ie.
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Finalists 2026
Congratulations to all of our finalists! The winners will be announces at the Smarter Travel Student Awards Ceremony on May 7th 2026
Category 1: Engineering & Innovation
Product Design
| PROJECT TITLE | NAME OF STUDENTS | CAMPUS |
| AWAIRE | Caoimhe Smyth, Brian Richardson, Bill McGrath | SETU Carlow |
| ELT | Laura Fischer, Elliot Darcy, Tetiana Hanashylina | SETU Carlow |
| LumoSignal |
Eoin Finnegan, Lily Bean, Evan McCarron, Cathal Foley, Conor O’Reilly, Sam Gillick Friel |
Trinity College Dublin |
| Sidesense | Cristina Franco, Samuel Mochnacz, Maria Simoes Franklin, Eamon MacNicholas, Cathal O’Sullivan, Liam Norton | Trinity College Dublin |
| The Clear Route | Filips Talums, Jack Lourenzo, Conor Canavan, Eoghan Burke, Cian Byrne, Hugh Clarke Carolan, Daniel O’Kelly | Dublin City University |
| We Love TFI 💚 | Thiago Beckmann, Moya Belton, Teslim Saeed, Gillian Phelan | SETU Carlow |
Digital and Concept Design
| PROJECT TITLE | NAME OF STUDENTS | CAMPUS |
| D.A.S.H (Digital Access for Swift Hop-on) | Hrishikesh Shenoy, Danial Assakarah, Adam Grennan, Shang-Kun Yang | Dublin City University |
| Green Gauge | Emily McSweeney, Eimear Crowley | MTU Cork |
| Leap Rewards | Theresa Ryan | TU Dublin |
| MatchMyRoute | Eva Doyle, Katie Mai Reilly | Dublin City University |
| MyCard | Eimear Healy | University College Dublin |
| Rails to Trails Connect | Sarah Dowd, April Tiernan, Iris Jones, Caoimhe Murphy | University College Dublin |
| TFI OurTrip – A new carpooling scheme | Dan Coffey | University College Dublin |
| TFI Travel4All | James Sugrue, Kundai Manzira, Dominic Wemaere Waldren, Martin Ryan | University College Dublin |
| The Greener routes Initiative | Sean Walsh, Sarah Bradford, Darragh Ivory, Shane Mulvany | TU Dublin |
| PROJECT TITLE | NAME OF STUDENTS | CAMPUS |
| BikeShare | Michelle Rogers, Laura Grimes | Dublin City University |
| Campus Cycle | Christopher O’Leary, Cian Denner, Fritz Picar, Konstantine Shulga | Dublin City University |
| GPS Tracking Public Transport | Thomas Conroy | TU Dublin |
| TU Dublin Repair Pods | Jessie Leonard, Holly Carroll, Faye O Neil, Lily O Shaugnessy, | TU Dublin |
| Rent a Rothar | Elizabeth Maley | University College Dublin |
| So-Connect, TFI Leap Assist | Yelyzaveta Tesolkina, Princess Ogunbanwo, Jamie Dunne, Ariana Bisikirskaite, Chrio Adekoya | TU Dublin |
| Tagged and Tiered | Jill Farrell, Amy Kinsella, | Dublin City University |
| U-Bike Student Cycle Scheme | Beth Fair, Hannah Madden, Katie Deverell, Ella Kiely, Daria Dimitrijeva, Mohamed Hasaballah | Dublin City University |
Category 2: Social Marketing
Marketing & Communications
| PROJECT TITLE | NAME OF STUDENTS | CAMPUS |
| Beat the Beep | Laura Karaliute, Aoife Doyle | SETU Carlow |
| #RaceToTheMoon Sustainable Kilometres Challenge | Dónal Ó Gallachóir, Murilo Dalbelo, Pat Carroll, Sinéad McNulty, Francesca Dini | TU Dublin |
| Carpooling at SETU | Dalibor Kolar, David Colgan, Connor Halpenny | SETU Carlow |
| EcoRoute | Sebastian Pluta | TU Dublin |
| Leap Forward, Reap Rewards | Aleena Munir, Lucy Clarke, Roisin O’Neill, Rob Kinsella, Cormac Byrne | TU Dublin |
| Pedal For Prizes | Gearoid Heanue, Calum Corcoran | SETU Carlow |
| Not Just a Bus Stop- Join the Journey | Kate Monte, Robyn Kearns, Sophie Martin, Eniola Oluokun, Martin Omoyeni | TU Dublin |
| You Already Live in a Smarter Travel Zone | Roisin McCormick | TU Dublin |
| Step It Up, Ireland | Tereza Ingrova, Eliska Matusova, Jonas Trojovsky | SETU Carlow |
| Green Move |
Vaamika Budhiraja
|
TU Dublin |
Programmes & Advocacy
| PROJECT TITLE | NAME OF STUDENTS | CAMPUS |
| A year of biking with TFI | Matheus da Rosa Castro, Aníbal Barba Varela, David Concannon, Marina Nitoumbi, Ricky Byrne | TU Dublin |
| Calculate 2 Commute | Jayme Coyne, Craig Andrews | SETU Carlow |
| Calm Commute : Supporting Autism and Sensory Friendly Travel on Public Transport | Alannah Layden, Charlotte Reid, Jennifer Antonova, Victoria Babalola, Eimi Griskune | TU Dublin |
| Campus Ride Along | Haiyang Feng, Megan Theng Ong, Saya Ono | TU Dublin |
| The Easy Cycle To Aungier | Chinnu Thomas | TU Dublin |
| Cycle Smart MTU | Shayna Daly, Darragh Foley, Eoin O’Reilly | MTU Kerry |
| DCU Step Up Challenge | Paul Donnellan, Ben Clavin | Dublin City University |
| Every Stop Counts | Ciara O’Malley, Charlotte Carew | Dublin City University |
| Purple Priority |
Nicoll Sofrone, Asmah Mekki, Joesph Okpara, Tony Ayodeji
|
TU Dublin |
| Travel With Confidence | Mushfiqah Satardien, Jamie Ormiston, Luke Cashell, Krzysztof Przywara | TU Dublin |
Category 3: Media
Animation
| PROJECT TITLE | NAME OF STUDENTS | CAMPUS |
| Live, Laugh, Carpool | Kodi Connolly, Kevin Smith, Adam O’Doherty, Catalin Apostol | ATU Donegal |
| Pinker Living | James J Bradley, Mariia Tokarchuk, Dylan Gibbons, Nicoleta Păduraru | ATU Donegal |
| The Great Outdoors |
Gerard McKay, Callum Barry, Eimear Rodgers, Ryan Flynn
|
ATU Donegal |
Audio
| PROJECT TITLE | NAME OF STUDENTS | CAMPUS |
| Back on Track | Lucy Harney, Jenny O Connor, Leah O’Donoghue | SETU Waterford |
| Cycle Smart |
Brendan White, Lia Grant
|
Technological University of the Shannon |
| Do you have a Euro ? | Miroslav Gabor, Matthew Browne, Ross Bergin | SETU Waterford |
| Don’t make travel hard, get a Leap Card | Wiktoria Fafara, Locrian Gaumont, Molly Sue Liddy Earls | Technological University of the Shannon |
| Krisztina Molnar | Krisztina Molnar, Kurtis Doyle Healy, Grettel Pascacio Martinez | SETU Waterford |
| Smarter Travel | Leah O’Donoghue, Jenny O’Connor, Lucy Harney | SETU Waterford |
| The bus is the way to go | Jack Pearce, Kalyn Treacy, Ross Bergin | Technological University of the Shannon |
| The Smarter Way to Travel | Gavin Baker, Owen Donnelly, Seth Collins, Síofra McGuire, Blaine Gwilliam | Technological University of the Shannon |
Graphic Design & Illustration
| PROJECT TITLE | NAME OF STUDENTS | CAMPUS |
| Travel For Improvement | Kateryna Danylova | Technological University of the Shannon |
| Lets Take The Leap | Danh Culliton | Technological University of the Shannon |
| Raise Your Hand | Linda Guerin | College of Further Education and Training – Limerick |
| Car Pooling for Students | Robert Mills | Technological University of the Shannon |
| One Ride, Many Smiles | Sarah Dunne | College of Further Education and Training – Limerick |
| The Cards are in Your Favour | Eleanor Newell | Technological University of the Shannon |
| The Traffic Scream |
Liz Cox
|
College of Further Education and Training – Limerick |
| Think Smarter, Leap Harder | Claire Finnegan Murphy | Technological University of the Shannon |
Video
| PROJECT TITLE | NAME OF STUDENTS | CAMPUS |
| 90 Minute Dash |
Aliyat Egbeyemi
|
TU Dublin |
| Healthy Walk | Anna Hopkins, Nate Mrochek, Jessica Bos, Kate Ryan | Technological University of the Shannon |
| Commute Crew | Lucy Hehir, Orlaith Browne, Grainne Ryan | MTU Kerry |
| GreenRoute MTU | Nona Justimbaste | MTU Kerry |
| One Ride Four Lives | Doriana Salihu, Lucia Kelliher, Abbie O’Connor, Erina Neziri | MTU Kerry |
| Own Your Pace | Jasper Cogan, Aofie McCarthy, Ashley Cotie | MTU Kerry |
| StepUp | Maja Chwalek, Emer Heneghan, Anthony O’Reilly, Cora Cronin O Connor, Andile Nkomo | MTU Kerry |
| Travel | Jack Pearce, Kalyn Tracey, Niamh O Grady | Technological University of the Shannon |