Rooke Award is presented annually to an individual or small team (up to five people) based in the UK who has made an outstanding contribution to promoting engineering to the public and supporting the Academy’s mission to advance engineering excellence.
The recipient(s) will be selected by the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Awards Committee. The Award consists of a medal and will not be made in any year if the Academy so decides.
Nominations may be submitted by any individual or organisation.
Ready to start a nomination?
Read through the below nomination guidance and ensure that you understand all the components of the application. Submissions must be made via the Academy’s Grant Management System no later than 4pm on Tuesday 24 February 2026.
Nomination Requirements
Details of the Nominee
Provide full details of the nominee, including:
- Name, job title, organisation, and contact information.
- A short 50-word summary capturing the nominee’s contribution to promoting engineering to the public.
Where multiple individuals are nominated (up to five), please include the above information for each nominee.
A CV of up to two pages for each nominee must be submitted, focusing on the nominee’s contribution to the Academy’s aims through public engagement with engineering. These should be combined into a single document.
Citation
Submit a citation of up to 500 words describing how the nominee has significantly contributed to the Academy’s aims and goals by promoting engineering to the public. This may include:
- The reach, creativity, and effectiveness of their engagement activities.
- Evidence of influence, innovation or leadership in public engagement.
- How their work has strengthened public understanding or appreciation of engineering. These points are provided as guidance and are not an exhaustive list.
We encourage nominators to show, where relevant, how the nominee’s work reflects the Academy’s:
- Commitment to a sustainable and innovative economy
- Focus on technology that improves people’s lives
- Support for an engineering community that is ready for the future
- Values of progressive leadership, equity, diversity and inclusion, excellence for impact, collaboration first, and creativity and innovation
For more information on the Academy’s strategy and vision, visit: https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/our-strategy/
Letters of support
Nominators must provide letters of support from two referees. To ensure an impartial perspective, at least one referee must be from outside of the Nominee's organisation. The Nominator is ineligible to be a referee. Each reference should be:
- Evidence-based, with specific examples of the nominee's achievements and influence.
- Objective, providing an unbiased evaluation of the nominee's qualifications, work, and contributions to the area.
- Authored by an individual with relevant experience and a thorough understanding of the Nominee's work and field of expertise.
Additional guidelines
- Self-nominations are not accepted. If you are interested in the award but do not have someone to nominate you, please contact the Academy for support.
- Only completed nominations will be considered. Please ensure all documents—nomination form, CVs, and letters of support—are submitted together.
- Each nominator may submit up to three nominations per year.
- Nominations must be submitted through the Academy’s Grant Management System no later than 4pm on Tuesday 24 February 2026.
The Academy is committed to diversity and inclusion, and welcomes nominations of individuals from groups under-represented in engineering, as well as recognising the full breadth of public engagement activities across the profession.
For questions regarding your nomination, please contact [email protected]