More ICE Awards 2026
Will you be working on a cool project in 2025-2026?
Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship: more important than ever!
At Thomas More, we have an eye for everyone with ICE talent. Even more, you can win a More ICE Award and great prizes for yourself and your programme with your project. Start dreaming of that €500 to spend on your project, that tailor-made advice and that professional video in which your project and your study programme take centre stage!
On 20 May 2026, we will hand out awards in 3 categories for the fourth time: read on (and click through to find out what the timeline looks like and whether there are already entries in our lineup)!
Curious about the previous edition? Check out our 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 pages!
Want a chance to win a coveted More ICE Award? Submit your pitch video using the entry form by midnight on May 5th, 2026 at the latest. The video will then appear on this site.
We offer all shortlisted finalists 1-on-1 coaching to help them come up with a rock-solid pitch during the final.
Innovation
The More Innovation Award goes to the most innovative project of 2025-2026. You convince the jury with an elaborate prototype ready full of technical ingenuity and innovative features. Amaze us and the world!
Creativity
The More Creativity Award rewards the student or team with the most appealing out-of-the box answers to real issues, original concepts, innovative formats, the idea of ideas of 2025-2026!
Entrepreneurship
The More Entrepreneurship Award is the crown for the student entrepreneur with the most compelling business plan of 2025-2026. A student-entrepreneur who dreams big and conquers the world hands-on.
MORE Professional!
This year, we are presenting the “MORE Professional of the Year” title for the very first time. From a broad selection of nominated students across all campuses and programmes, the jury will choose one winner. There is no pitch round: the programme managers take the lead, presenting strong arguments to convince the jury why their candidate deserves this recognition.
| Campus | Programme | Contender for the 'MORE Professional' title |
|---|---|---|
| De Ham | Bachelor in Media & Entertainment Business | Senne |
| Geel | Bachelor in de Bouw | Jacob |
| Geel | Bachelor in Bedrijfsmanagement afstudeerrichting Winkel- en Retailmanagement | Yuna | Evelyne |
| Geel | Graduaat Marketing en Communicatie Support | Elias |
| Sanderus | Graduaat Orthopedagogische begeleiding | Anton |
| Geel | Bachelor Chemie | Sander |
| Geel | Bachelor Energietechnologie | Noah |
| Geel | Bachelor Elektromechanica | Warre |
| Geel | Graduaat Elektromechanische Systemen (Werktraject) | Bruno |
| Vorselaar | Educatieve bachelor secundair onderwijs | Melissa |
| Geel | Graduaat Maatschappelijk werk (Werktraject) | Magali |
This list will of course be further expanded before the jury begins its deliberations.
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