Nominations are open for the Royal Academy of Engineering 2017 prizes and medals

Nominations are open for the following Royal Academy of Engineering 2017 prizes and medals:

• Sir Frank Whittle Medal
  For an engineer in the UK whose sustained achievements have had a profound impact upon their engineering discipline.
• Sir George Macfarlane Medal
  RAEng Engineers Trust Young Engineer of the Year. Supported by the Worshipful Company of Engineers. A £3,000 cash prize awarded to five UK early-career engineers. From these five awardees, an overall winner will receive the Sir George Macfarlane Medal.
• Colin Campbell Mitchell Award
  Up to a £6,000 cash prize for a team of engineers who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of any field of UK engineering within the last four years.
• Rooke Award Medal
  For an individual, small team or project based in the UK that has supported the Academy’s aims through their initiative in promoting engineering to the public.
• Major Project Award
  For a team of engineers, based in the UK, who have delivered a major engineering project that has had a substantial impact on society.

For further information, please email awards@raeng.org.uk

The closing date for nominations is 13 February 2017.