• We are waiting for master’s theses on competition and consumer protection, written in Polish or English.
• The main prize is PLN 7,000, publication of the thesis, and a paid graduate internship.
• You have time until 28 November 2025.

Are you a graduate in law, economics, administration, or management? Have you defended your thesis on competition or consumer protection, written in Polish or English? Enter the competition organised by the President of UOKiK and join the best!

– I warmly encourage you to take part in the competition organised by the President of UOKiK for the best master’s thesis. This is a unique opportunity to – in addition to the cash prizes – gain the chance to start your career at UOKiK. For years, our competition has been promoting innovative theses, rich in original ideas and bold conclusions. We are eagerly awaiting this year’s entries – says President of UOKiK, Tomasz Chróstny.

The partner of the competition is the Polish Competition Law Association, whereas its patron is the Polish Economic Society.

Topics of master’s theses

• competition protection — anti-competitive practices, concentration control, state aid, counteracting unfair use of contractual advantage in trade in agricultural and food products,
• consumer protection — practices violating collective consumer interests, prohibited provisions of standard contracts, unfair market practices.

The competition juries, composed of distinguished academics and renowned practitioners of antitrust and consumer protection law, particularly reward originality of the topic, bold theses, logical argumentation, the quality of analysis, as well as the methodology and selection of literature, especially foreign sources.

For the winners

The authors of the three best theses in each thematic area will receive PLN 7,000, PLN 5,000 and PLN 3,000, respectively. An additional financial award is the Polish Competition Law Association distinction — PLN 5,000 for both competition and consumer protection theses.

The winners will also have the opportunity to undertake paid graduate internships at UOKiK and to have their work published in the UOKiK library, in printed or electronic form.

Formalities — check!

You can submit a thesis written in Polish or English, defended at a university in Poland between 15 October 2024 and 15 October 2025, which received a grade of at least “bardzo dobry” (“very good”).

Send your application by 28 November 2025 to dk@uokik.gov.pl, via the electronic mailbox /UOKiK/SkrytkaESP or by post. Please include: the completed application form, a copy of the thesis, a one-page abstract, and a certificate issued by the university authorities confirming the date of defence, the topic of the thesis, and the grade obtained.

Regulations and forms are available at the UOKiK website.

And for PhDs…

We would also like to remind you about the on-going competition organised by the President of UOKiK for the best doctoral thesis on competition and consumer protection. The main prize is PLN 10,000. We are accepting entries until 30 November 2027. More information is available on the UOKiK website.