The Colin Campbell Mitchell Award is awarded to an individual or team of up to six engineers either working or studying in the UK who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of any field of engineering within the four years prior to the making of the award.
The Award consists of a cash prize with £3,000 awarded to an individual and £6,000 awarded to a team. The Award will not be made if in any year the Academy so decides.
The recipient(s) of the Colin Campbell Mitchell Award will be selected by the Royal Academy of Engineering's Awards Committee.
Nominations can be submitted by anyone who would like to highlight contributions to engineering excellence.
Nominations must include the following information:
- Details of the nominee(s)
- Citation of not more than 500 words describing the nominee’s outstanding contribution to the advancement of any field of UK engineering within the last four years
- CVs of no more than one page for all nominee(s) should be attached
- Letters of support from two referees. At least one of the referees should be from outside the nominee's organisation. The nominator should not be one of the referees.
Self-nominations are not accepted, however, if you are interested in this award but do not know of anyone to nominate you, please contact the Academy.
Only completed nominations will be considered. Please ensure that the nomination form is complete with CV(s) and letters of support at the time of submission.
Each nominator can submit up to three nominations for the Award in any year.
Submissions must be made via the Academy’s Grant Management System by no later than 5pm on Monday 5 February 2024.
The Academy is committed to diversity and welcomes nominators and nominees from women and other groups who are currently under-represented across engineering, as well as recognising the full breadth of engineering.
If you have any queries about your nomination, please contact [email protected].