Part IIB Prizes - Bursaries/Scholarships/Sponsorships
Archibald Denny Prize - Theory of Structures
- Sponsored by :- Endowed Prize
- Awarded each year by the Examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos to the candidate for that Part who acquits himself or herself best in the Theory of Structures.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
Roscoe Prize - Soil Mechanics Project
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Civil Engineers (Endowed Prize)
- Awarded each year by the Examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos to a candidate who achieves distinction in the field of soil mechanics in that examination.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
- Awarded each year by the Examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos to the candidate for that Part who acquits himself or herself best in the Theory of Structures.
Ricardo Prize - Thermodynamics
- Sponsored by :- (Endowed Prize)
- The award is made by the Examiners in the Engineering Tripos to the candidate who acquits himself or herself with greatest distinction in Thermodynamics in Part IIB of that tripos.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
- The award is made by the Examiners in the Engineering Tripos to the candidate who acquits himself or herself with greatest distinction in Thermodynamics in Part IIB of that tripos.
Royal Aeronautics Society Prize
- Sponsored by :- Royal Aeronautical Society (Endowed Prize)
- The Prize is awarded by the Examiners in the Engineering Tripos to the candidate who in that examination acquits himself or herself with the greatest distinction in aerodynamics.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
- The Prize is awarded by the Examiners in the Engineering Tripos to the candidate who in that examination acquits himself or herself with the greatest distinction in aerodynamics.
Morien Morgan Prize - Aeronautics
- Sponsored by :- (Endowed Prize)
- Awarded each year by the Examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos to the candidate who acquits himself or herself with the greatest distinction in aeronautical engineering, unless the Examiners are of the opinion that there is no candidate of sufficient merit
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
- Awarded each year by the Examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos to the candidate who acquits himself or herself with the greatest distinction in aeronautical engineering, unless the Examiners are of the opinion that there is no candidate of sufficient merit
Sir George Nelson Prize - Applied Mechanics
- Sponsored by :- (Endowed Prize)
- Awarded annually by the Examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos to a candidate who acquits himself of herself with the greatest distinction in Applied Mechanics in that examination.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Civil Engineers (Endowed Prize)
- Awarded each year by the Examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos to a candidate who achieves distinction in that examination.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
- Awarded annually by the Examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos to a candidate who acquits himself of herself with the greatest distinction in Applied Mechanics in that examination.
Charles Lamb Prize
- Sponsored by :- (Endowed Prize)
- Awarded by the Examiners for Part IIB Tripos. The prize is awarded annually to the candidate who shows the greatest proficiency in any area of electrical or information engineering in Part IIB
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Civil Engineers (Endowed Prize)
- Awarded by the Examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos a to the candidate who achieves distinction in any of the fields falling within the examination.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
- Sponsored by :- Kurt Hahn Trust
- awarded for a distinguished performance in German in an approved examination in that language taken by a candidate for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Electrical Engineers
- For outstanding performance by a candidate who has been a member of the IEE (any category) for at least a year.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
Lewin's Institution of Nuclear Engineers Prize
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Nuclear Engineers
- Awarded for a prizeworthy performance in module C1:Nuclear Power Engineering.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Awarded to a student, nominated by the Head of Department, who completes an outstanding research, development or design project in mechanical engineering.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Total Award :- £100
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- September
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-Dr. J.A Williams
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Awarded students, nominated by the Head of Department, who complete outstanding research, development or design projects in mechanical engineering.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- September
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-Dr. J.A Williams
IMechE Best Student Certificate
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Awarded students, nominated by the Head of Department, who complete outstanding research, development or design projects in mechanical engineering.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- September
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-Dr. J.A Williams
Frederic Barnes Waldron Best Student Prize
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Awarded to a student, nominated by the Eastern Branch of the IMechE, for outstanding achievement during the year final year of an IMechE accredited degree course.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Total Award :- £100
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- September
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-Dr. J.A Williams
- Additional Information :- Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers Prize
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Awarded each year by the examiners for Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos to a candidate who achieves distinction in management studies in that examination.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- CUED contact :-M. McKerchar (Sec. to Faculty Board)
IEE Undergraduate Scholarships
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Electrical Engineers
- Awarded to women students in their penultimate year of a accredited degree course.
- Number of Awards :- 15
- Total Award :- £7500
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- June
- Application Details :- See IEE notice board. ( Application + nomination )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P. Palmer
- Additional Information :- Institution of Electrical Engineers
Mechanical Power Transmission Final Year Degree Project Prize
- Sponsored by :- British Gear Association
- Awarded tothe best final year degree project on Mechanical Power Transmission
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Total Award :- £200
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- January/May
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( submission )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- British Gear Association
Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Memorial Prize
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Electrical Engineers
- Awarded to final year undergraduate students who can demonstrate an interest and commitment to mobile radio and RF engineering.
- Number of Awards :- 2
- Total Award :- £2000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- September
- Application Details :- See IEE notice board. ( Application + nomination + (interview) )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P. Palmer
- Additional Information :- Institution of Electrical Engineers
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Structural Engineers
- Awarded bases on a paper, not exceeding 25 pages, describing a project concerned with the resolution of a practical problem related to any form of structure.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Total Award :- £100
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- June
- Application Details :- See ISE notice board. ( 4th year/1st Pgrad Paper upto 25 pages )
- CUED contact :-Dr. C.J. Burgoyne
- Additional Information :- Institution of Structural Engineers
- Additional CUED Information
- Sponsored by :- Institution of Engineering Designers
- Nominations for a IED Prize will be considered from final year students who attain a degree with a first class honours and who have attained high marks in final year subjects having a substantial technology and design content.
- Total Award :- Goblet + Membership
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Application + 1st Class degree + nomination )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- Institution of Engineering Designers
New Engineering Graduate Prize
- Sponsored by :- The Royal Academy of Engineering
- Awarded each year 10 new graduates from UK Universities from nominations entered by the Engineering Faculties of the Universities.
- Number of Awards :- 10
- Total Award :- £11000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-Prof. J. Carroll
- Additional Information :- The Royal Academy of Engineering
IAHR Student Paper Competition
- Sponsored by :- International Association for Hydraulics Research
- Awarded to undergraduates based on a project report in a field of interest to IAHR members
- Number of Awards :- 3
- Total Award :- £550
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Submission + Presentation )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- International Association for Hydraulics Research
- Sponsored by :- United Kingdom Society for Trenchless Technology
- Awarded for the best civil engineering dissertation or final year project/report on a trenchless technology topic.
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Total Award :- £100
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- March
- CUED contact :-Dr. J. Lees
- Additional Information :- United Kingdom Society for Trenchless Technology
SET Best Civil Engineering Student of the Year Award
- Sponsored by :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- The prize is awarded on (a) Overall achievement in the project (b) Originality (c) Relevance to British Industry, with particular relevance to Civil Engineering. The winner is shortlisted for the Science Engineering & Technology Student of the Year award.
- Number of Awards :- 3
- Total Award :- £2000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Application + reference )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
SET Best Computer Software Student of the Year Award
- Sponsored by :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- The prize is awarded on (a) Overall achievement in the project (b) Originality (c) Relevance to British Industry, with particular relevance to Computer Science. The winner is shortlisted for the Science Engineering & Technology Student of the Year award.
- Number of Awards :- 3
- Total Award :- £2000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Application + reference )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
SET Best Electrical Engineering Student of the Year Award
- Sponsored by :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- The prize is awarded on (a) Overall achievement in the project (b) Originality (c) Relevance to British Industry, with particular relevance to Electrical Engineering. The winner is shortlisted for the Science Engineering & Technology Student of the Year award.
- Number of Awards :- 3
- Total Award :- £2000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Application + reference )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
SET Best Electronic Engineering Student of the Year Award
- Sponsored by :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- The prize is awarded on (a) Overall achievement in the project (b) Originality (c) Relevance to British Industry, with particular relevance to Electronic Engineering. The winner is shortlisted for the Science Engineering & Technology Student of the Year award.
- Number of Awards :- 3
- Total Award :- £2000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Application + reference )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
SET Best Maritime Technology Student of the Year Award
- Sponsored by :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- The prize is awarded on (a) Overall achievement in the project (b) Originality (c) Relevance to British Industry, with particular relevance to Marine Engineering. The winner is shortlisted for the Science Engineering & Technology Student of the Year award.
- Number of Awards :- 3
- Total Award :- £2000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Application + reference )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
SET Best Materials Student of the Year Award
- Sponsored by :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- The prize is awarded on (a) Overall achievement in the project (b) Originality (c) Relevance to British Industry, with particular relevance to Material Science The winner is shortlisted for the Science Engineering & Technology Student of the Year award.
- Number of Awards :- 3
- Total Award :- £2000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Application + reference )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
SET Best Mechanical Engineering Student of the Year Award
- Sponsored by :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- The prize is awarded on (a) Overall achievement in the project (b) Originality (c) Relevance to British Industry, with particular relevance to Mechanical Engineering. The winner is shortlisted for the Science Engineering & Technology Student of the Year award.
- Number of Awards :- 3
- Total Award :- £2000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Application + reference )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
SET Best Systems Engineering Student of the Year Award
- Sponsored by :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- The prize is awarded on (a) Overall achievement in the project (b) Originality (c) Relevance to British Industry, with particular relevance to Systems Engineering. The winner is shortlisted for the Science Engineering & Technology Student of the Year award.
- Number of Awards :- 3
- Total Award :- £2000
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Application + reference )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- Sponsored by :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- Awarded to the highest scoring student from the individual SET Student of the Year Awards
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Total Award :- £500
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- July
- Application Details :- See Prize notice board. ( Winning a SET Category award )
- CUED contact :-Dr. P.J.G. Long
- Additional Information :- IMechE ICE IChemE IEE RINA IME IIE IofB
- Sponsored by :- The Happold Trust
- Awarded for outstanding work throughout the year on a 4th year project in the area of Civil Structural or Environmental engineering
- Award Constituency :- UK
- Submission date :- February
- CUED contact :-
- Additional Information :- The Happold Trust
- Additional CUED Information
ICE Project Prize for Civil Structural and Environmental Engineering
- Sponsored by :- The East Anglian Branch of the Institution of Civil Engineers
- Number of Awards :- 1
- Total Award :- £250
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- n/a
- Application Details :- N/A. (Prize awarded on Tripos Results)
- CUED contact :-Dr. R.A. Fenner
James Dyson Foundation Undergraduate Bursary
- Sponsored by :- The James Dyson Foundation
- The bursaries are targeted at 4th year projects that focus on problem solving and design which offer excellent opportunities for outreach work in schools. (See additional info)
- Number of Awards :- 6
- Total Award :- £1000
- Award Constituency :- CUED Only
- Submission date :- June
- CUED contact :-Dr. J. Jarrett
- Additional CUED Information
- Awarded by the Examiners for Part IIB Tripos. The prize is awarded annually to the candidate who shows the greatest proficiency in any area of electrical or information engineering in Part IIB