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THE QUEEN ELIZABETH PRIZE FOR ENGINEERING

Application Deadline: 7 June 2024

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The QEPrize seeks nominations from the public that celebrate a wide variety of engineering innovations across all sectors of the profession, and a breadth of nominators from all corners of the globe.

ELIGIBILITY:

The QEPrize is international and open to any nationality. Nominations and suggestions are welcomed from across the world. The only limitations are that self-nomination and posthumous nomination are not allowed.

Nominations are to be made online via the QEPrize website: qeprize.org/nominate

A single prize will be awarded to one individual, or a team of up to ten people, responsible for a ground-breaking innovation in engineering that has been of global benefit to humanity.

BENEFIT:

The £500,000 prize is the world’s most prestigious engineering accolade, awarded to up to 10 engineers responsible for a bold, groundbreaking engineering innovation of global benefit to humanity.

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ROYAL SOCIETY AFRICA PRIZE NOMINATION

Application Deadline: Friday 23 February 2024 at 23:59 GMT

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The call for nominations is now open. The Royal Society is encouraging nominations of joint collaborations, groups or teams for almost all its medals to better represent how contemporary science is undertaken. In addition, the Society is extremely keen to broaden the diversity of those nominated for its awards, so do please consider all contacts and colleagues.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Royal Society Africa Prize is open to African citizens. The Prize is intended for researchers at a senior stage of their research career with the potential to build a research project to follow on from the prize. Nominations will remain valid and shall be considered by the award selection committee throughout three nomination cycles.  Please ensure you read through the guidance document fully.

BENEFIT:

The Royal Society Africa Prize is to recognise research scientists based in Africa who are making an innovative contribution to the sciences. The medal is of bronze, awarded annually and is accompanied by a gift of £2,000. 

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