{"id":7378,"date":"2026-05-24T00:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=7378"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:23:50","slug":"queen-elizabeth-prize-for-engineering-2027-500000-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=7378","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering 2027 (\u00a3500,000 prize)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-175036\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: June 26, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering 2027. The prize is the world\u2019s most prestigious engineering accolade, awarded to up to 10 engineers responsible for a bold, groundbreaking engineering innovation of global benefit to humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2013 they have honoured 42 eminent engineers whose innovations have affected billions of lives. Again, this year, they are seeking a diverse range of nominations that truly epitomise excellence in engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Previous winning innovations include the Internet and the World Wide Web, (2013), controlled drug delivery (2015), digital imaging sensors (2017), the Global Positioning System (2019), LED lighting (2021), sintered Nd-Fe-B permanent magnet (2022), PERC solar technology (2023), wind turbine technology (2024), machine learning (2025) and modern neural interfaces (2026).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The winners will be awarded:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a total cash prize of \u00a3500,000 (five hundred thousand GBP); and<\/li>\n<li>appropriate memorabilia to be decided by the Trustees in their sole discretion. In the event that the Prize is received by more than one individual (but not more than five individuals, as above) collaborating under a single nomination, the Prize money will be shared between the winners as determined by the Trustees in their sole discretion on the advice of the Judging Panel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The QEPrize is international and open to any nationality. Nominations and suggestions are welcomed from across the world.<\/li>\n<li>The only limitations are that self-nomination and posthumous nomination are not allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The judges will use these criteria to select the winner, or winners, of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is it that this person has done (or up to ten people have done) that is a ground-breaking innovation in engineering?<\/li>\n<li>In what way has this innovation been of global benefit to humanity?<\/li>\n<li>Is there anyone else who might claim to have had a pivotal role in this development?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nominations.qeprize.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qeprize.org\/nominate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: June 26, 2026 Applications are open for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering 2027. The prize is the world\u2019s most prestigious engineering accolade, awarded to up to 10 engineers responsible for a bold, groundbreaking engineering innovation of global benefit to humanity. 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