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[Univ of Cambridge] [Dept of Engineering] Cambridge University Engineering Department Prizes

Cambridge University Engineering Department (CUED) Student and Staff Prizes, Awards and Scholarships


There are a large number of Prizes and Awards available to Undergraduates/Graduates and Members of Staff. The table below gives direct links to further information on the Engineering related prizes, on pages sorted by applicant type e.g. 2nd year undergraduate. The individual records gives information on the award, application details, contact names and web links for further information.
(An alphabetical list of the prizes contained in this database,is given at the bottom of this page.)

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External Entry Grants and Scholarships

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First year / Part IA Prizes, Awards and Scholarships

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Second Year / Part 1B Prizes, Awards and Scholarships

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Third Year / Part IIA Prizes, Awards and Scholarships

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Fourth Year / Part IIB Prizes, Awards and Scholarships

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Internal and External Undergraduate Prizes

(Open to All Years)
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Graduate / Post Graduate Prizes, Awards andScholarships

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Open Prizes, Awards and Scholarships (Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Staff)

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Staff Prizes, Awards and Scholarships


Full List

of prizes with closing/submission dates in the next two months.


Prize Entries DUE

Prizes, Awards and Scholarships with normal Submission dates between January - March


Scholarships - Bursaries - Entry Grants (UG)

Cambridge Bursary Scheme ( September )

National Scholarship Programme ( September )

James Clayton Undergraduate Scholarships ( June )

Ian Alexander Stuart Memorial Scholarships ( June )

IET Jubilee Scholarship ( June )

IET Engineering Degree Scholarships for Women ( May )

Lady Finniston Awards ( June )

Peterhouse Science Essay prize ( April )

IET Diamond Jubilee Scholarships ( June )

Inspire Scholarship Scheme ( Nov-Feb )

Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS) ( )

ImechE Undergraduate scholarships ( )

UK Electronics Skills Foundation Scholarship ( October )

Year In Industry Scheme ( )

Belling Engineering Scholarship ( )

The BP/IET Faraday Scholarship ( )

The BlackBerry® Scholars Program ( )

QUEST Undergraduate Scholarship ( )

The Range Rover Evoque WISE Scholarship ( August )

The R W Barnes Bursary Fund ( August )

REACT Foundation Bursary Award ( February )

IMechE West Cumbria branch -Mech Eng Bursary ( February )

National Engineering Competition ( December )

Island Roads Scholarship ( September )

Part IA Prizes - Bursaries/Scholarships/Sponsorships

Electronic Design ( April/May )

ICE Quest ( August )

BP Scholarship ( Nov )

Siemens Magnet Technology Sponsorship Scheme ( November )

DESG Sponsorship Scheme ( )

Sir William Siemens Medal ( November )

Part IB Prizes - Bursaries/Scholarships/Sponsorships

RAE Engineering Leadership ( Dec )

Rex Moir Prize ( n/a )

Ricardo Engineering Prize ( December )

Language Programme for Engineers ( n/a )

Part IIA Prizes - Bursaries/Scholarships/Sponsorships

Lucas MET Prize ( n/a )

Baker Prizes ( n/a )

Archibald Denny Prize - Theory of Structures ( n/a )

Happold Trust Sponsorship ( Early Dec )

IStructE Branch Prize ( n/a )

Keysight Technologies Prize for Electrical Systems ( n/a )

Construction Engineering & Design Undergraduate of the Year ( Feb )

Low Carbon Energy Undergraduate of the Year ( Feb )

Engineering Undergraduate of the Year ( Feb )

Part IIB Prizes - Bursaries/Scholarships/Sponsorships

Archibald Denny Prize - Theory of Structures ( n/a )

Roscoe Prize - Soil Mechanics Project ( n/a )

Ricardo Prize - Thermodynamics ( n/a )

Royal Aeronautics Society Prize ( n/a )

Morien Morgan Prize - Aeronautics ( n/a )

Sir George Nelson Prize - Applied Mechanics ( n/a )

Management Studies Prize ( n/a )

Charles Lamb Prize ( n/a )

Civil Engineers Baker Prize ( n/a )

Kurt Hahn Prize ( n/a )

Benefactors Prize ( n/a )

Lewin's Institution of Nuclear Engineers Prize ( n/a )

IMechE Project Prize ( September )

IMechE Project Certificate ( September )

IMechE Best Student Certificate ( September )

Frederic Barnes Waldron Best Student Prize ( September )

Institution of Civil Engineers Prize ( n/a )

IEE Undergraduate Scholarships ( June )

Mechanical Power Transmission Final Year Degree Project Prize ( January/May )

Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Memorial Prize ( September )

Model Analysis Award ( June )

IED Degree Prize ( July )

New Engineering Graduate Prize ( July )

IAHR Student Paper Competition ( July )

UKSTT Project prize ( March )

SET Best Civil Engineering Student of the Year Award ( July )

SET Best Computer Software Student of the Year Award ( July )

SET Best Electrical Engineering Student of the Year Award ( July )

SET Best Electronic Engineering Student of the Year Award ( July )

SET Best Maritime Technology Student of the Year Award ( July )

SET Best Materials Student of the Year Award ( July )

SET Best Mechanical Engineering Student of the Year Award ( July )

SET Best Systems Engineering Student of the Year Award ( July )

SET Student of the Year Award ( July )

Happold Trust Sponsorship ( February )

ICE Project Prize for Civil Structural and Environmental Engineering ( n/a )

James Dyson Foundation Undergraduate Bursary ( June )

Open Undergraduate Prizes - Bursaries/Scholarships/Sponsorships

Head of Department Design ( April/May )

IMechE Best Student Certificate ( September )

Civil Engineers Students Papers Competition ( May )

Lindapter Award ( May )

Cooling Prize ( May )

APV Baker Prize ( May/June )

Galloway Medal ( May )

Whitworth Scholarship ( April )

RSA Student Design Awards ( June )

IEE Grant ( June )

Robert Graham Prize ( September )

IstructE Undergraduate Research Grants ( March )

Geoffrey Hellings Prize for Innovation and Creativity ( May/June )

Kenneth Watson Travel Award ( February )

Switch-Up Challenge ( December )

UK STEM Awards ( February )

Graduate/Postgraduate Prizes - Bursaries/Scholarships/Sponsorships

The John Winbolt Prize ( May )

The Hamilton Prize ( September )

Zienkiewick Silver Medal ( June )

IEE Postgraduate Scholarship ( End of April )

Leslie H. Paddle Scholarship ( End of April )

IEE Management Scholarship ( April )

Leonard Research Grant ( April )

Robinson Research Fellowship ( April )

Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Memorial Prize ( September )

The Vodafone Scholarships ( September )

NCE Graduate Award ( March )

Eurotherm Young Scientist Prize/Awards ( Every 4 yrs (2012-16-20...) )

Industrial Design Studentships ( April )

Hudswell Bequest Travelling Fellowship ( April and September )

Amelia Earhart Fellowship ( November )

John F. Kennedy Student Paper Competition ( conf )

Churchill Scholarship ( November )

QUEST Eloise Plunkett Award ( February )

QUEST Foreign Language Award ( February )

Gates Cambridge Scholarship ( )

G-Research PhD Prize ( December )

The Hawley Award for Engineering Innovation ( April )

The Leete Premium Award ( n/a )

The Sir Peter Gadsden Britain Australia Award ( n/a )

Mercia Award ( n/a )

Open Prizes and Awards - Bursaries/Scholarships/Sponsorships

Arthur Shercliff Travel Scholarship ( January )

The Princess Royal Scholarship ( May )

J.R. Beard Travelling Fund ( April and September )

Whittle Reactionaries Prize ( March )

MacRobert Award ( January )

Science Writer Awards ( March )

James Dyson Award ( June )

Sir Michael Marshall Young Persons Lecture Competition ( Nov-Feb )

NCE Communication Comp ( December )

The CIWEM Student/Graduate Prize ( September )

RAE International Travel Grants ( )

Medical Engineering Project Prize ( May )

Young Business Start Up Awards ( Mid February )

The Technology Partnership Poster Award ( )

Bosch Between Us We Can Change The World Competition ( March )

Esteco Design Competition ( November )

Non-Engineering Related Scholarship, Awards, Grants and Prizes

The Measurement Prize ( July )

Australia Prize ( July )

CU/College Scholarships ( various )


In addition there is a small database of links to additional Prizes/Awards/Scholarships which are not Engineering specific. Click Here for further information


Alphabetical List of Prizes/Awards

Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Third Year
Archibald Denny Prize - Theory of Structures Third Year
Archibald Denny Prize - Theory of Structures Fourth Year
APV Baker Prize Open (UG)
Amelia Earhart Fellowship Graduates
Arthur Shercliff Travel Scholarship Open Awards
Australia Prize Staff Awards
Belling Engineering Scholarship Scholarships
BP Scholarship First Year
Baker Prizes Third Year
Benefactors Prize Fourth Year
Bosch Between Us We Can Change The World Competition Open Awards
Cambridge Bursary Scheme Scholarships
Construction Engineering & Design Undergraduate of the Year Third Year
Charles Lamb Prize Fourth Year
Civil Engineers Baker Prize Fourth Year
Civil Engineers Students Papers Competition Open (UG)
Cooling Prize Open (UG)
Churchill Scholarship Graduates
CU/College Scholarships Staff Awards
Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS) Scholarships
DESG Sponsorship Scheme First Year
Electronic Design First Year
Eurotherm Young Scientist Prize/Awards Graduates
Esteco Design Competition Open Awards
Frederic Barnes Waldron Best Student Prize Fourth Year
Galloway Medal Open (UG)
Geoffrey Hellings Prize for Innovation and Creativity Open (UG)
Gates Cambridge Scholarship Graduates
G-Research PhD Prize Graduates
Happold Trust Sponsorship Third Year
Happold Trust Sponsorship Fourth Year
Head of Department Design Open (UG)
Hudswell Bequest Travelling Fellowship Graduates
Ian Alexander Stuart Memorial Scholarships Scholarships
IET Jubilee Scholarship Scholarships
IET Engineering Degree Scholarships for Women Scholarships
IET Diamond Jubilee Scholarships Scholarships
Inspire Scholarship Scheme Scholarships
ImechE Undergraduate scholarships Scholarships
IMechE West Cumbria branch -Mech Eng Bursary Scholarships
Island Roads Scholarship Scholarships
ICE Quest First Year
IStructE Branch Prize Third Year
IMechE Project Prize Fourth Year
IMechE Project Certificate Fourth Year
IMechE Best Student Certificate Fourth Year
Institution of Civil Engineers Prize Fourth Year
IEE Undergraduate Scholarships Fourth Year
IED Degree Prize Fourth Year
IAHR Student Paper Competition Fourth Year
ICE Project Prize for Civil Structural and Environmental Engineering Fourth Year
IMechE Best Student Certificate Open (UG)
IEE Grant Open (UG)
IstructE Undergraduate Research Grants Open (UG)
IEE Postgraduate Scholarship Graduates
IEE Management Scholarship Graduates
Industrial Design Studentships Graduates
James Clayton Undergraduate Scholarships Scholarships
James Dyson Foundation Undergraduate Bursary Fourth Year
John F. Kennedy Student Paper Competition Graduates
J.R. Beard Travelling Fund Open Awards
James Dyson Award Open Awards
Keysight Technologies Prize for Electrical Systems Third Year
Kurt Hahn Prize Fourth Year
Kenneth Watson Travel Award Open (UG)
Lady Finniston Awards Scholarships
Language Programme for Engineers Second Year
Lucas MET Prize Third Year
Low Carbon Energy Undergraduate of the Year Third Year
Lewin's Institution of Nuclear Engineers Prize Fourth Year
Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Memorial Prize Fourth Year
Lindapter Award Open (UG)
Leslie H. Paddle Scholarship Graduates
Leonard Research Grant Graduates
Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Memorial Prize Graduates
Morien Morgan Prize - Aeronautics Fourth Year
Management Studies Prize Fourth Year
Mechanical Power Transmission Final Year Degree Project Prize Fourth Year
Model Analysis Award Fourth Year
Mercia Award Graduates
MacRobert Award Open Awards
Medical Engineering Project Prize Open Awards
National Scholarship Programme Scholarships
National Engineering Competition Scholarships
New Engineering Graduate Prize Fourth Year
NCE Graduate Award Graduates
NCE Communication Comp Open Awards
Peterhouse Science Essay prize Scholarships
QUEST Undergraduate Scholarship Scholarships
QUEST Eloise Plunkett Award Graduates
QUEST Foreign Language Award Graduates
REACT Foundation Bursary Award Scholarships
RAE Engineering Leadership Second Year
Rex Moir Prize Second Year
Ricardo Engineering Prize Second Year
Roscoe Prize - Soil Mechanics Project Fourth Year
Ricardo Prize - Thermodynamics Fourth Year
Royal Aeronautics Society Prize Fourth Year
RSA Student Design Awards Open (UG)
Robert Graham Prize Open (UG)
Robinson Research Fellowship Graduates
RAE International Travel Grants Open Awards
Siemens Magnet Technology Sponsorship Scheme First Year
Sir William Siemens Medal First Year
Sir George Nelson Prize - Applied Mechanics Fourth Year
SET Best Civil Engineering Student of the Year Award Fourth Year
SET Best Computer Software Student of the Year Award Fourth Year
SET Best Electrical Engineering Student of the Year Award Fourth Year
SET Best Electronic Engineering Student of the Year Award Fourth Year
SET Best Maritime Technology Student of the Year Award Fourth Year
SET Best Materials Student of the Year Award Fourth Year
SET Best Mechanical Engineering Student of the Year Award Fourth Year
SET Best Systems Engineering Student of the Year Award Fourth Year
SET Student of the Year Award Fourth Year
Switch-Up Challenge Open (UG)
Science Writer Awards Open Awards
Sir Michael Marshall Young Persons Lecture Competition Open Awards
The BP/IET Faraday Scholarship Scholarships
The BlackBerry® Scholars Program Scholarships
The Range Rover Evoque WISE Scholarship Scholarships
The R W Barnes Bursary Fund Scholarships
The John Winbolt Prize Graduates
The Hamilton Prize Graduates
The Vodafone Scholarships Graduates
The Hawley Award for Engineering Innovation Graduates
The Leete Premium Award Graduates
The Sir Peter Gadsden Britain Australia Award Graduates
The Princess Royal Scholarship Open Awards
The CIWEM Student/Graduate Prize Open Awards
The Technology Partnership Poster Award Open Awards
The Measurement Prize Staff Awards
UK Electronics Skills Foundation Scholarship Scholarships
UKSTT Project prize Fourth Year
UK STEM Awards Open (UG)
Whitworth Scholarship Open (UG)
Whittle Reactionaries Prize Open Awards
Year In Industry Scheme Scholarships
Young Business Start Up Awards Open Awards
Zienkiewick Silver Medal Graduates


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