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MacRobert Award
Rules and Conditions
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The Award will be made
annually by The Royal Academy of Engineering
(the Academy) to an organisation in recognition
of an outstanding innovation in the field of
engineering that has achieved commercial success
and which is of benefit to the community.
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Engineering is taken to
include any application of the natural sciences.
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The organisation must
nominate no more than five individuals who were
the major contributors to the innovatory
component of the submission.
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Any organisation, whether
in the private, public or charity sectors, may
apply for the Award. Although the ultimate
ownership of the organisation and the
nationality of the nominated individuals are not
relevant, the innovatory component of the
submission should have a substantial UK content.
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The Award consists of a
Gold Medal presented to the organisation and
Bronze Medals presented to the nominated
individuals. The Award also includes a cash
prize of £50,000. The allocation of the prize
money will be determined by the Academy
following consultation with the organisation.
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The Award may be withheld
if in any year the Academy so decides.
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All submissions should be
made electronically via the Academy’s website:
www.raeng.org.uk/prizes/macrobert. They must
be received no later than the last day of
January.
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In all matters connected
with the Award, the decision of the President
and Council of the Academy is final.
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All copies of a submission
provided for consideration shall become the
property of The Academy and will not be returned
to the originator. All material received and any
information given after the initial submission
will be treated as confidential. Eventual
disposal of any submission will be carried out
with due regard for the confidential nature of
the contents.
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All press releases should
be approved by the Academy before being
published.
[E-mail MacRobert team]
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