The Rooke Award is awarded to an individual or small team (of no more than five) based in the UK that has supported the Academy's aims and work through their initiative in promoting engineering to the public.
The recipient(s) of the Rooke Award will be selected by the Royal Academy of Engineering's Awards Committee.
The Award consists of a medal and will be awarded annually. The Award will not be made if in any year the Academy so decides.
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
- A short summary of how they have promoted engineering to the public (maximum of 50 words)
- Citation of not more than 500 words describing the nominee’s contribution to the Academy's aims and work through promoting engineering to the public
- A CV of no more than two pages for the nominee or team leader 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 a CV 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].