The EDGE Award (Postgraduate)
The all new EDGE Award (Postgraduate) will provide you with new opportunities to develop your employability through tailored extra curricular activities. As this is a 'pilot' your experience and feedback will be used to inform the development of a new EDGE Award framework for postgraduate students.
The value of EDGE
Over 10+ years thousands of undergraduate students have demonstrated how extra curricular activities and EDGE benefits career progression. This new offering for postgraduate students will support you to improve your confidence, develop your career readiness and expand your network and connections.
Completing the EDGE Award (Postgraduate)
Your EDGE Award Journey as a postgraduate student involves a simple registration, selection and completion of EDGE Award activities and then completion of a short final application and evaluation.
Important points to remember:
- You need to complete 2 activities that are listed on the EDGE Award list of activities.
- These activities must be completed during and alongside your programme of study.
- Activities completed before you registered on your postgraduate course will not count towards your EDGE Award.
- The EDGE Award (Postgraduate) is in a pilot phase, helping us develop an informed view of what the official EDGE Award (Postgraduate) will become.
- You must complete the final application stage by the relevant deadline:
- If you are graduating this summer the application deadline is 8th May
- If you are graduating this winter (December 2026) the deadline is 23rd October
We will guide you along the way so please feel free to reach out to us by emailing graduatefutures@ulster.ac.uk
To help us personalise your EDGE Award (Postgraduate) experience and so that we know you are interested, please complete this short registration form. Once complete we will contact you to help you start your EDGE Award (Postgraduate) journey.
To complete this pilot EDGE Award (Postgraduate) you will need to complete a minimum of 2 EDGE Award activities before you complete your course. We provided some recommended activities further down the page.
To complete the Ulster EDGE Award (Postgraduate) you will need to provide details and evidence of your completed activities by completing the short final application. You will need to do this well in advance of your graduation to ensure your award is recorded in time for graduation.
Final application link for Summer 2026 graduates: EDGE Award final application Summer 2026
Final application link for Winter 2026 graduates: EDGE Award final application Winter 2026
Recommended activities
The following activities will help you boost your employability skills and career confidence:
Level Up with LinkedIn
This self directed guide will help you develop an effective LinkedIn profile and enhance how you use LinkedIn for the...
Career Confident
This self directed EDGE activity will enable you to launch your job search in the right way through a series...
External Training Course Accreditation
If you have or are planning to engage in a training course outside of University then this activity will help...
Volunteering with External Organisations
Get recognition your deserve for your volunteering experience through the Ulster EDGE Award
Work Experience Skills Builder
Get EDGE Award accreditation for your part time job by learning about the skills you are developing and the evidence...
Accredited Carbon Literacy training
Develop and certify your carbon literacy through our accredited online training.
Cultural Awareness
As cultures become more diverse so does the workplace. This activity will help students understand the importance of diversity in...
If you need advice
If you need advice on your EDGE Award (Postgraduate) journey contact Brian Byers
Brian Byers
Student & Graduate Opportunities Manager
