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ICE awards various awards for papers and publishes these papers in ICE proceedings. A panel of judges, appointed by Council, recommends Awards for such papers, including those particular to Graduate and Student Members.
2005 award winners
Graduate and Student Awards
ICE Student Prize
The Institution of Civil Engineers awards an annual prize to the undergraduate who is judged to have performed the best in the last two years of his/her JBM-accredited civil engineering degree course as recognised by the Institution. The nomination will be made on the recommendation of the Head of Civil Engineering or other appropriate department in the university concerned, after consultation with his/her colleagues.
Best Civil Engineering Student - Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Awards
The Balfour Beatty sponsored award for best Civil Engineering student is one of the awards offered at the SET awards ceremony. The award is supported and judged by ICE. The projects submitted by the students represent the best research and analysis currently undertaken in universities, and many genuine scientific advances have been made by the competitors.
Civil Engineering Students Papers Competition
The Civil Engineering Students Papers Competition is open to undergraduates of universities in the UK who are following a course leading to a degree approved by Council. Papers on engineering design, research or practice are submitted and competitors are judged on the basis of the subject, argument and style of the paper, its presentation, the discussion evoked and the author's reply. The award comprises a medal and a premium of £150. All authors presenting papers at the final and not awarded the medal receive a cheque for £100 and a certificate. The deadline date for entries from Universities is mid-May of each year.
The Graduates and Students Papers Competition - National final
This papers competition was introduced in 1951 as the Institution Medal and Premium (Local Associations) Competition. Every year we invite our student and graduate members to submit a paper on engineering design, research or practice. Papers can be adapted from university projects, quarterly employment reports, or Professional Review reports. In addition to rewarding those papers that are innovative and exceptionally well written, they also have to be expertly presented and discussed. The regional winning papers are further shortlisted by the GSPC Panel with the top three being selected to present at the final.
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Region Merit Awards
Each Region has an annual Award for excellence in a construction project within its area completed in the previous calendar year. The Award seeks to recognise and publicise works of merit; principally for innovation, engineering excellence or physical achievement and contributions towards sustainability. Past entries have varied greatly in terms of size, value and content. They have included ingenious solutions to complex problems as well as problems and structures of national acclaim. This is your opportunity to impress upon a wide audience the skill and effort of engineers in their work to improve the quality of life. The Award is presented by the President of ICE at the relevant Region's Annual Dinner.
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Awards for Papers
Telford Medal
The Telford Medal is ICE's highest award for a paper. It was introduced in 1835 following a bequest made by Thomas Telford (1757 - 1834), our first President (1820). The medal may be awarded for a single paper or for an outstanding series of papers.
George Stephenson Medal
The George Stephenson Medal was instituted by the council in 1881. The dies of the medal were acquired from Messrs J S and A B Wyon and the cost of the medal is provided from Institution funds.
James Watt Medal
The James Watt Medal is awarded for papers having a substantial mechanical engineering content. The medal, named after James Watt, the Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor who died in 1819, was introduced by Robert Stephenson (President of ICE in 1855 -1856) who recommended Council to acquire the dies of the medal from Joseph S Wyon in 1858.
Howard Medal
Instituted in 1872 following a bequest made to ICE by Thomas Howard (1796-1872), Assoc. ICE, who carried out investigations in connection with steam and wrought iron. The income from the endowment fund is used to provide a medal to the author of a Paper on any of the uses or properties of iron or steel or associated process development. (In modern practice, this is taken to mean any paper on structural engineering). The author must be a corporate member, graduate member or student member of ICE.
Baker Medal
Founded in 1934 in memory of Sir Benjamin Baker (1840-1907), past President, for the provision of a Medal awarded in recognition of services for the promotion of, or otherwise in connection with development in engineering practice, or investigation into problems with which Sir Benjamin Baker was specially identified - bridges, dams, tunnels, soil mechanics, foundations, transport, research, materials, ordnance.
Reed and Mallik Medal
The Reed and Mallik Medal was instituted in 1983 following a donation by the Rush & Tompkins Group Plc. This medal commemorates the achievements of their civil engineering contracting subsidiary Reed and Mallik Ltd during the 45 years that work was carried out in the name prior to 1983 when the company was absorbed into the construction division of the Rush & Tompkins Group. The award is made annually to the author of the best paper published in the previous year, covering the construction aspects of a civil engineering project.
Parkman Medal
The Parkman Medal was instituted in 1988 following a donation by the Parkman Group to commemorate their centenary. The medal is awarded for the best paper published by ICE in the previous year on the practical aspects of the control or management, including project management of the design and/or construction of a specific scheme.
Coopers Hill War Memorial Medal
The Coopers Hill War Memorial Prize was founded by the Coopers Hill Society in memory of its members and relatives who fell in the First World War. The award is for a paper by a corporate member.
Geotechnical Research Medal
The award was founded in 1989 following a bequest by the late A W Bishop. The medal is awarded annually to author(s) of the best contribution in the field of research in geotechnical engineering published by ICE in the previous year.
Safety in Construction Medal
Instituted in 1992 following a donation by John Derrington CBE, FREng, President of ICE (1984/85), to maintain his concern that ICE should continue to foster actively improved health and safety measures in construction works.The Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) of the paper published by ICE in the previous year for a project, or feature within a project, which best describes the measures taken to safeguard the health and safety of the construction team, the user and the public.
Bill Curtin Medal
The medal was instituted in 1992 following a donation by Curtins Consulting Engineers to commemorate the late W G Curtin's contribution to engineering. The medal is awarded annually for the best paper published by the CE describing innovative design in civil engineering.
Associate and Technicians Award
The award is presented for the best paper submitted by an Associate or Technician member and published in an ICE journal. The award was first made in 1970 to a member of the Society of Civil Engineering Technicians, which amalgamated with the Institution in 1989.
John Henry Garrood King Medal
The John Henry Garrood King Medal was instituted in 2000 following a donation made by Mrs Charlotte King, widow of the late Mr J H G King CEng FICE FIStructE. The medal is awarded annually for the best paper published by ICE on tunnels, soil mechanics or bridges.
Telford Prize
The Telford Prize was instituted in 1835 following a bequest made by Thomas Telford, ICE's first President (1820). After provision has been made for the Telford Medal, the remaining income from the Telford endowment fund is used to provide annually up to four money prizes and certificates, in connection with papers presented to us.
Manby Prize
This was instituted in 1857 by Charles Manby, Secretary of ICE from 1839 to 1859. The income from the endowment fund is used to provide £100 and a certificate for papers published by the Institution.
Trevithick Prize
In 1888 a fund was established in memory of Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) which was used to provide a memorial window in Westminster Abbey, and to establish a Trevithick Scholarship at Owens College, Manchester. In 1890 the balance of the fund was accepted in trust by ICE Council, and was augmented in 1932 by a gift from Mrs H K Trevithick, MD. The income is used to award a money prize and certificate annually for papers presented to the Institution.
Crampton Prize
This was instituted in 1890 following a bequest by Thomas Russell Crampton (1816-1888), who was associated with marine telegraphy and improvements in locomotive design. A money prize and certificate may be awarded annually , preferably for the best paper on the construction, ventilation and working of major tunnelling projects.
Overseas Prize
The Overseas Prize is awarded for papers on works outside the British Isles. Two money prizes and certificates are awarded to the authors (ice corporate members) of the two best papers received during the year on a subject connected with works carried outside the British Isles.
Webb Prize
The Webb Prize was instituted in 1908 following a bequest made by Francis William Webb (1836 -1906), a former Vice-President of ICE. The income from the endowment fund is used to provide annually two money prizes and certificates for papers on railway engineering and transportation generally.
Frederick Palmer Prize
The Frederick Palmer Prize was instituted in 1960 following a bequest by John Palmer to mark the centenary of the birth of his father, Sir Francis Palmer, President of ICE in 1926-7. The income from the endowment fund is used to provide, at the discretion of Council, an annual money prize and certificate for a paper preferably on the economic and financial aspects of civil engineering.
Halcrow Prize
Instituted in 1960 following a bequest made by Sir William Halcrow (1883 - 1958), President of ICE 1946-7. The income from the endowment fund is used to provide three annual money prizes and certificates, for the author (being a Corporate Member) of the best paper published by ICE on the following subjects: docks and harbours or other marine works; tunnels; hydro-electric power or power from other renewable natural sources.
Robert Alfred Carr Prize
Instituted in 1963 following a bequest made by Robert Alfred Carr (1864-1942) in memory of his father Robert Carr, his brother Harry Oswald Carr, and himself, who were all members of ICE for many years. The income from the endowment fund is used to provide an annual money prize and a certificate, for the author of the best paper published by ICE during the past year, preferably on the following subjects, but otherwise on any subject: dock and other marine works; railway and transport systems; and gas engineering.
David Hislop Award
Founded in 1975 in memory of the late David Atholl Hislop (1928-1973) for an award of £100 and a certificate for the best paper published in ICE Proceedings, or in an Institution Conference volume on heavy marine design and construction with particular reference to offshore engineering, the first award being made in 1978.
T K Hsieh Award
Established in 1979 in memory of Dr Tso Kung Hsieh, the award of £100 is made annually to the author(s) of the best paper published by ICE in the field of structural and soil vibration caused by mechanical plant, waves and seismic effect. Nominations for this award are made by SECED.
James Hill Prize
For a paper published in Municipal Engineer on a municipal engineering subject. The winner receives a cheque for £100 and a certificate.
Rees Jeffreys Award
The £200 prize is awarded to the author of the best paper on highway engineering published in "Municipal Engineer" or "Transport" in any one year. | 
