MRS Awards 2019

The MRS Awards celebrate research’s ability to drive innovation, inspire change and deliver results.

Entries must be received by 4pm on 2 July 2019. No extensions will be granted. The following entry fees apply to all categories not marked with a single or double asterisk. Single asterisk categories have no entry fee. Fees for the double asterisk category are £295 + VAT paid directly to ASC and this category is not eligible for multi-entry discount.

MRS members/Company Partners
£500 + VAT (£600) for first entry
£250 + VAT (£300) for each additional entry, in any category

Non-members
£750 + VAT (£900) for first entry
£250 + VAT (£300) for each additional entry, in any category

To qualify for the discounted rate, the company PAYING FOR the entry must employ an MRS member/be a Company Partner and all entries must be included on the same invoice as the first entry.

Reduced fees for non-profit organisations
Non-profit organisations are eligible for a reduced entry fee of £150 plus VAT. Entries must be solo authored by the non-profit organisation and the non-profit organisation must be the only named organisation both in the body of the entry and the title.

You will be invoiced once your entry has been processed. Failure to pay by 2 September 2019 will invalidate your entry.

Entrants will be notified whether they are finalists at the beginning of October. Finalists will receive one free ticket per entry to the MRS Awards dinner on 2 December 2019, where the winners will be announced. Additional tickets can be purchased at the standard rate when sales open in October.

The research effectiveness categories

Applications of Research
Best Technology Innovation** (MRS/ASC Award)
Business-to-Business Research* (MRS/BIG Award)
Creative Development (Jeremy Bullmore Award)
Cultural Insights (Virginia Valentine Award)
Financial Services Research
Healthcare Research
Independent Consultants* (MRS/ICG Award)
Innovation in Data Analytics
Innovation in Research Methodology*
Insight Management (MRS/AURA Award)
International Research
Media Research
New Consumer Insights
Public Policy/Social Research
Social Media Research

The business effectiveness categories

Global Agency of the Year
UK Agency of the Year
Best In-house Team
Best Innovation
Best Place to Work
Breakthrough Business of the Year
Business Impact of the Year – Global
Business Impact of the Year – UK
Young Researcher of the Year*

Please contact john.bizzell@mrs.org.uk or call 020 7566 1827 if you have any queries.