Silver Medal

Rules and Conditions

  1. Nominations are invited for The Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal. Self nominations are not acceptable.

  2. The Award will consist of a Silver Medal and a certificate.

  3. The Medal recognises an outstanding and demonstrated personal contribution to British engineering, which has resulted in successful market exploitation, by an engineer working in the United Kingdom, with less than 22 years in full time employment or equivalent on 1 January in year of award and who will normally be Chartered. The engineer may be a team leader or working in a team, and drawn from any branch of engineering.

  4. Consideration will be given where an equal contribution has been made by more than one person. In which case, a joint award of two medals may be justified. Co-applicants are both required to complete and submit a form

  5. The Silver Medallist(s) will be selected by the Council of The Royal Academy of Engineering on the recommendation of the Awards Committee.

  6. Up to four Medals will be awarded annually. The Medal will not be awarded if in any year the Council so decides.

  7. The Medal(s) will usually be presented mid year at The Academy's Awards Dinner.

  8. Submissions should be made on the accompanying form (available also on www.raeng.org.uk) and sent to The Royal Academy of Engineering and must give the following information:

    1. Particulars of individual engineer including full name, date of birth, address, appointment and academic and professional qualifications;

    2. Citation of not more than 500 words identifying contribution to British engineering resulting in successful market exploitation. An indication should be given of the ways in which the nominee is performing outstandingly for experience and seniority, and giving indications of future potential;

    3. Details of the individuals’ technical achievements (in not more than 250 words).

    4. Outline the individuals’ commercial success (in not more than 250 words).

    5. A curriculum vitae of not more than two pages should be attached. Extensive lists of papers or research grants should not be appended.

  9. Nominations of candidates who are not selected will remain before the Awards Committee for the succeeding two years unless barred by by number of years in full time employment/equivalent.

All enquiries should be sent to:

Sylvia Hampartumian
Manager, Awards
The Royal Academy of Engineering

[E-mail Sylvia Hampartumian]

Tel: 020 7766 0648
Fax: 020 7930 1549

 

 

Updated July 2012

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