An MOFs/MIPs catalyst, an in situ growth preparation method for same, and applications thereof are provided. The method comprises: uniformly mixing template molecules, a functional monomer, and a pore-foaming agent and performing a prepolymerization to produce a prepolymerization reaction product; uniformly mixing a cross-linking agent, an initiator, and the prepolymerization reaction product, heating, eluting the template molecules via a Soxhlet extraction, and drying to produce an imprinted polymer; uniformly mixing dimethylformamide, 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid, ferrous chloride, water, methanol, and the imprinted polymer, heating, washing, using methanol for immersion and washing, and drying to produce the MOFs/MIPs catalyst.