The Engineer Collaborate to Innovate

An awards programme to recognise and celebrate UK-led collaborative engineering projects that drive innovation across academia, industry and research institutions.
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Overview of the The Engineer Collaborate to Innovate program:

Eligibility criteria of the The Engineer Collaborate to Innovate program:
  • The Engineer Collaborate to Innovate Awards are open to any group, whether from academia or industry, that is - or has been - engaged in a successful collaborative engineering project.
  • The project must represent a collaboration between at least two teams from different organisations; teams may be from, for example, companies, universities or research organisations.
  • In order to attract entries from an as diverse and cross-disciplinary group as possible entries will be invited from projects which address engineering challenges related to the following broad themes:
    • Automotive
    • Aerospace & Defence
    • Energy & Environment
    • Healthcare & Medical ~
    • Information, Data & Connectivity
    • Manufacturing Technology
    • STEM Initiative
    • Young Innovator
    • Wildcard
  • For the Young Innovator category were primarily looking for innovative projects. Evidence of collaboration is not essential.
  • Shortlisted projects will meet the following criteria:
    • They must be genuinely Innovative (i.e. represent a new technology or a new application of technology
    • They must be a true collaboration between 2 or more teams (i.e. not a collaboration between different teams from the same organisation)
    • They must have an expected or demonstrable impact in their application area
  • At least one partner must have a presence in the UK.
  • Companies may enter more than one category as appropriate.
  • Unless stated otherwise in category criteria, the awards are judging performance from January 2024 to present; the project may be ongoing or completed within the last 15 months.
  • The judging panel reserves the right to move entries from one category to another if they feel it is more appropriate. However, they cannot be expected to routinely re-categorise incorrectly entered projects. The judges' decision is final.
  • Sponsors are not permitted to enter any category that they are sponsoring.
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