Judging
The QEPrize will be awarded by the trustees, based on a recommendation from an independent panel of distinguished, international judges.
The prize will reward an outstanding engineering-led advance that has produced tangible and widespread public benefit.
This does not mean that only ‘life-saving’ applications will be recognised: engineering shapes culture and creates culture shift; it inspires, informs, educates and entertains. Engineering helps us meet global challenges and also underpins every aspect of day-to-day life. All these factors will be considered.
The judging panel will work from the information provided in the nomination, comments from referees, and any additional information required in order to establish which nomination most fully meets the prize criteria.
If the judges recommend that more than one person should be awarded the prize, it will be shared as the trustees decide, on the advice of the judging panel.
This does not mean that only ‘life-saving’ applications will be recognised: engineering shapes culture and creates culture shift; it inspires, informs, educates and entertains. Engineering helps us meet global challenges and also underpins every aspect of day-to-day life. All these factors will be considered.
The judging panel will work from the information provided in the nomination, comments from referees, and any additional information required in order to establish which nomination most fully meets the prize criteria.
If the judges recommend that more than one person should be awarded the prize, it will be shared as the trustees decide, on the advice of the judging panel.
Process
- Nominations will be managed online.
- Nominees will receive an email informing them of the nomination.
- Referees will be invited to support the nomination, entering their references on the website.
- Completed, eligible nominations will go forward to the judges.
Criteria
The judges will use these criteria to select the winner, or winners, of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Criterion 1
What is it that this person has done (or up to three people have done) that is a ground-breaking innovation in engineering?
Criterion 2
In what way has this innovation been of global benefit to humanity?
Criterion 3
Is there anyone else who might claim to have had a pivotal role in this development?
Anyone can make a nomination for the prize online. Nominations will close at 17.00 GMT, 14 September 2012.
What is it that this person has done (or up to three people have done) that is a ground-breaking innovation in engineering?
Criterion 2
In what way has this innovation been of global benefit to humanity?
Criterion 3
Is there anyone else who might claim to have had a pivotal role in this development?
Anyone can make a nomination for the prize online. Nominations will close at 17.00 GMT, 14 September 2012.