Engineering Prizes and Scholarships

The Aquaterra Energy Prize

Aquaterra Energy, an offshore engineering support, services and structures company, based in Norwich, was one of the first East Anglian companies to encourage UEA to develop teaching and research expertise in engineering. They have maintained support for developments as Engineering at UEA has grown.

Rules

There shall be a prize awarded annually from Aquaterra Energy to be known as the Aquaterra Energy Prize.
The Aquaterra Energy Prize shall be awarded to a graduating student on the MSc Energy Engineering with Environmental Management degree course for achieving the highest overall mark.
The value of the Prize shall be £300.
It shall be awarded by the Board of Examiners for the Engineering Programmes on the recommendation of the Course Director or their deputy.
If two or more candidates are judged to be of sufficient and equal merit, the Prize may be divided. If no candidate is judged to be of sufficient merit, the Prize shall not be awarded.
The Prize shall be conferred at a special event organised by the appropriate School responsible for Engineering programmes. Acceptance of the Prize is subject to allowing UEA to publicise as appropriate the success of the candidate.

2013/14 winner - Katie Musgrave
2014/15 winner - Holly Dalligan
2015/16 winner - Ashley Game
2016/17 winner - Alistair Robinson

£300

The James Fisher Marine Services Prize

This prize was established in the early days of Engineering at UEA as the product of the support that key individuals in the James Fisher Marine Services Group were giving to the development of our courses. Martin Dronfield, Group Business Development Director, held a position on our Industrial Advisory Board and John Best, having headed up The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) for the first decade of its existence, as Head of Sustainability within Fisher Group continued to support UEA Engineering. The prize benefited from the generous support of the GROW:Offshore Wind funding programme. At a careers event on campus John and Lawrence Coates (UEA ENG) agreed the basis of the prize.

At that time the James Fisher Group was a collection of 22 companies including Fendercare Marine, James Fisher Marine Services and James Fisher Nuclear.

Rules

There shall be a prize awarded annually from The Fisher Group to be known as The James Fisher Marine Services Prize.
The James Fisher Marine Services Prize shall be awarded to a second year student on the BEng/MEng Engineering programmes for demonstrating the best overall performance at the end of second year.
The value of the prize shall be £250 cash
It shall be awarded by the Board of Examiners for the Engineering Programmes on the recommendation of the Course Director or their deputy.
If two or more candidates are judged to be of sufficient and equal merit, a corresponding number of prizes may be awarded. If no candidate is judged to be of sufficient merit, the prize shall not be awarded.
The prize shall be conferred at a special event organised by the appropriate School responsible for Engineering programmes. Acceptance of the prize is subject to allowing UEA to publicise as appropriate the success of the candidate.

2014/15 winner - Lauren Bird
2015/16 winner - Varsha Gunness
2016/17 winners - Jim Rijks and Jonathan Saunders

£250

The Norwich Engineering Society Prize

The Norwich Engineering Society Prize shall be awarded to a first year student on the BEng/MEng Energy Engineering with Environmental Management for demonstrating the most improved performance at the end of first year, and will be worth £125.

Rules

There shall be a prize awarded annually from Norwich Engineering Society to be known as The Norwich Engineering Society Prize.
The Norwich Engineering Society Prize shall be awarded to a first year student on the BEng/MEng Energy Engineering with Environmental Management for demonstrating the most improved performance at the end of first year.
The value of the prize shall be £125 cash
It shall be awarded by the Board of Examiners for the Engineering Programmes on the recommendation of the Course Director or their deputy.
If two or more candidates are judged to be of sufficient and equal merit, the prize may be divided. If no candidate is judged to be of sufficient merit, the prize shall not be awarded.
The name of the prize winner shall be notified to the Board of Examiners for the Engineering Programmes.
The prize shall be conferred at a special event organised by the appropriate School responsible for Engineering programmes. Acceptance of the prize is subject to allowing UEA to publicise as appropriate the success of the candidate.

The Norwich Engineering Society began in 1923 when the then City Engineer, Mr A E Collins spoke on the subject of traffic congestion in Norwich to 60 local engineers. Over six hundred meetings later the society is still offering a wide range of speakers to engineers of any discipline. "The Society continues to seek ways of awakening an interest in engineering amongst our young people". It is appropriate that in their 90th year they should have instituted a prize for most improved first year engineering student at UEA.

2013/14 winner - Connor Matless
2014/15 winner - Jonathan Collett
2015/16 winner - Jim Rijks
2016/17 winner - Benjamin Smith

£125

The IET Anglian Coastal Network Prize

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is one of the world’s largest engineering institutions. The IET Anglian Coastal Network organises events and other activities covering engineering and technology topics for engineers and also members of the public who have an interest in engineering and technology. It covers the areas of both Norfolk and Suffolk and organises activities in both counties.

Rules

There shall be a prize awarded annually from The Institution of Engineering and Technology Anglian Coastal Network to be known as The IET Anglian Coastal Network Prize.
The IET Anglian Coastal Network Prize shall be awarded to a final year student on the BEng/MEng Engineering Programmes for achieving the best performance on modules that contain a significant amount of electronic and electrical engineering material.
The value of the prize shall be £150.
It shall be awarded by the Board of Examiners for the Engineering Programmes on the recommendation of the Course Director or their deputy.
If two or more candidates are judged to be of sufficient and equal merit, the prize may be divided. If no candidate is judged to be of sufficient merit, the prize shall not be awarded..
The prize shall be conferred at a special event organised by the appropriate School responsible for Engineering programmes. Acceptance of the prize is subject to allowing UEA to publicise as appropriate the success of the candidate.

2015/16 winner - Lakshmee Rajpati
2016/17 winner - Laurie Bird

£150

The Npower Prize

The Npower Prize shall be awarded to a first year student on the BEng/MEng Engineering degrees for achieving the highest overall mark at the end of first year, and will be worth £200.

Rules

There shall be a prize awarded annually from Npower to be known as The Npower Prize.
The Npower Prize shall be awarded to a first year student on the BEng/MEng Engineering degrees for achieving the highest overall mark at the end of first year.
The value of the prize shall be £200 cash
It shall be awarded by the Board of Examiners for the Engineering Programmes on the recommendation of the Course Director or their deputy.
If two or more candidates are judged to be of sufficient and equal merit, a corresponding number of prizes may be awarded. If no candidate is judged to be of sufficient merit, the prize shall not be awarded.
The name of the prize winner shall be notified to the Board of Examiners for the Engineering Programmes.
The prize shall be conferred at a special event organised by the appropriate School responsible for Engineering programmes. Acceptance of the prize is subject to allowing UEA to publicise as appropriate the success of the candidate.

Npower, a supply and generation company part of the Europe-wide NPower Group, has supported a number of universities in developing enquiry-based learning using their annual energy challenge since 2007. In 2013, UEA's 50th year, a team of students from the Faculty of Science won the competition and in 2014 played host to the Final. A further team won through to the final of their Future Leaders competition. A developing relationship with the staff in the energy management divison led to this prize being established by Mr David Horton, Real Estate Sustainability and Capital Investments Manager for Npower.

2013/14 winner - Lauren Bird
2014/15 winner - Varsha Gunness
2015/16 winner - Jonathan Saunders
2016/17 winner - Aitana Guillena

£200