Date and time

27 Jan 2025

Registration deadline

27 Jan 2025

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Registration deadline: 27/01/2025
We're searching UK universities to discover an inspiring neurominority Undergraduate of the Year. We're looking for somebody who brings different perspectives, creative problem-solving skills and unique strengths to help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

BNY and the Undergraduate of the Year Awards

BNY – Bank of New York is a global financial services company overseeing nearly $50 trillion in assets for our clients — managing it, moving it and keeping it safe.

We offer solutions across the entire financial lifecycle — we create, administer, manage, transact, distribute and optimize assets across our platforms.

We serve businesses, communities and people everywhere, making money work for the world.

We partner alongside our clients, putting our expertise and platforms to work, helping them achieve their ambitions.

We help our clients to operate more efficiently, grow and scale, create operating leverage and make better-informed decisions.

For 240 years, we have been innovating to create new solutions while remaining resilient through change.

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Who Can Apply?

  • Have a diagnosis, be in the process of being diagnosed or identify as having a neurodivergent condition (eg through strong traits or family history and so on) but are not pursuing diagnosis. Neurodivergent conditions include autism or an ASD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADD or ADHD, Tourette syndrome. This is not an exhaustive list and all neurocognitive minorities (acquired or diagnosed) are welcome to apply
  • Be in your penultimate year of study at a university in the UK
  • Have an interest in working in the finance sector

What makes an award winner?

BNY know that diverse perspectives and experiences make for better ideas and solutions. They’ve seen how their neurodivergent people help them innovate through different ways of thinking, working, evaluating and communicating.

BNY is truly interested in what you can bring as yourself. So, tell us what makes you ‘you’. We’ll be looking for a creative problem solver who has got where they are today through determination, resilience, independent and innovative thinking and, potentially, lots of other skills.

You do not have to disclose your condition(s) or diagnosis if you don’t want to. Extenuating circumstances will always be taken into account throughout and we’ll let you know exactly what to expect and when. We encourage communicating your needs for additional support or adjustments (including the online tests). If your needs aren’t already supported in our assessment process, we’ll make sure we accommodate them to make sure you can be at your best.

The Undergraduate of the Year Award For Celebrating Neurodiverse Talent 2025

27 January 2025