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Awards, prizes and scholarships

Our awards program recognises individual excellence, research and innovation, and includes scholarships, travel awards, prizes, and competitions within the engineering and technology sector.

Due to the variety of awards, prizes and scholarships we have split them into two main areas.

Awards and prizes

Recognising engineering excellence across various industries and categories, with some awards also offering a cash prize!

Engineers in Society Awards

2025 nominations now open

Celebrating teams of unsung heroes providing solutions within our engineering community.

Go to Engineers in Society Awards

A F Harvey Engineering Research Prize

Announcing our 2024 winner

Go to A F Harvey Prize

Achievement Awards

2025 nominations now open

Recognising and celebrating the incredible talent within engineering and technology.

Go to Achievement Awards

Churchill Medal

2025 nominations now open

Awarded annually for engineering and innovation in the Armed Forces and the MOD.

Go to The Churchill Medal

IET Excellence and Innovation Awards

2024 entries are now closed

Recognising ground-breaking engineering innovations and the individuals and the teams that create them.

Go to https://innovationawards.theiet.org/

Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award

2024 applications are closed

We’re looking for brilliant women who are passionate about STEM, showcasing their engineering excellence and truly engineering a better world.

Go to https://youngwomenengineer.theiet.org/

Scholarships and financial support

Providing financial support to ensure incredible people like you can enter and stay in an engineering and technology career.

IET Postgraduate Research Awards

2025 applications now closed

Awards for postgraduate research students who are IET members. Open to students worldwide.

Go to Postgraduate Research Awards

National and International Travel Awards

2025 application rounds are now open

Providing grants to help IET Members attend conferences or take part in research visits or projects.

Go to Travel Awards

IET Future Talent Awards

2025 applications are now open

Whether you decide to take the degree route following A levels, HNC, HND or similar qualification, or enter via an apprenticeship, the IET Future Talent Awards can help ease your path.

Go to IET Future Talent Awards

The IET Power Academy

2024 applications are now closed

Supporting undergraduate students in electrical and power engineering at leading UK universities.

Go to Power Academy

IET Healthcare Technologies Awards

2024 applications are now closed

These awards open to Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students, as well as early career professionals.

Go to The IET Healthcare Technologies Student and Early Career awards

IET Student Prizes

These awards are to acknowledge significant academic achievement or excellence at any stage of their IET accredited course.

Go to IET Student Prizes

Awards and Prizes Committees and Panels

Find out more about the Awards and Prizes Committee and Panels.

Open for entries

Check out which of our awards and scholarships are open for entry.

Go to https://ietawards.secure-platform.com/a

Alternative sources of funding

This document contains useful information for students looking for further funding.

Go to Alternative sources of financial assistance

Contact us

Get in touch with the Awards and Prizes team.

Go to Awards and scholarships

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