The Semiconductor Undergraduate of the Year Award 2026

The semiconductor industry powers everything; from smartphones and satellites to AI breakthroughs and the technology shaping tomorrow. Yet, it’s often seen as the tech behind the tech. At Arm, we want to change that. This award celebrates undergraduates who bring ideas to life. The curious minds who solve problems, code, and explore how technology really works. If that sounds like you, this is your chance to stand out.

Enter if you are:

• A current undergraduate or postgraduate student at a University in the UK
• In your first year of your studies (Or second if studying towards an MSc)
• Willing to take part in a challenge demonstrating your abilities

At Arm, we’re building the future of AI and we’re looking for undergraduates who share that ambition. The Semiconductor Undergraduate of the Year celebrates those who see beyond what’s possible today to create technology that changes tomorrow.

We power breakthroughs across computing, connectivity, and AI. To stand out, you’ll show how you turn ideas into impact through work you’ve done outside of university studies. Whether that’s hardware experiments, software development and maybe even work with Arm technology.

We’ll be looking for people who bring our 10x Mindsets to life, the mindsets that help us think bigger, move faster, and make a real difference. In your submission show us how you:

• Collaborate without ego, connecting ideas across teams or different platforms to achieve more together
• Challenge skilfully, sharing your viewpoint with respect and staying open to others’ perspectives
• Focus on what matters, simplifying complex problems to make the biggest impact
• Seek continuous improvement, experimenting, iterating, and striving for excellence
• Take ownership, turning insights into action and seeing things through

You don’t need to know everything, just bring curiosity, courage, and a drive to keep learning. That’s what makes a future innovator at Arm.

The winner will receive a paid work experience opportunity with Arm in Summer 2026, plus get fast-tracked for one of our 2027 internships across our UK offices. Arm internships are consistently recognised globally, named one of the Top 100 internship programmes by Yello this year.