Young Engineer of the Year Award

All entries must comprise the following material:

1. A personal summary including academic achievements, involvement with professional and business organisations, cultural and sporting interests and community involvement.
2. Employment Summary. In addition to the personal summary applicants are asked to address the five points provided in no more than 500 words per section and show how you have gained the attributes through engineering. Entries are encouraged to address the following five points:
   • Engineering competence
   • Demonstrated communication and leadership skills (including leadership of teams)
   • Positive/notable outcomes from their performance
   • Creativity/innovation
   • Community service to industry, the profession and/or society.
3. Two Referee reports. The judges may contact referees for further information or clarification.

Entrants will be scored in four key areas:

Development of the entrant’s career as an engineer (20% weighting) including:

• Academic history and achievements
• Employment history and achievements

Demonstrated excellence in an engineering attributes (35% weighting)

• Engineering competence
• Demonstrated communication and leadership skills (including leadership of teams)
• Positive/notable outcomes from their performance
• Creativity/innovation
• Community service to industry, the profession and/or society

Demonstration of high standards of ethical and personal behaviour, peer recognition and contribution to the community (20% weighting)

Communication and leadership skills via a topic presentation to the Judging Panel (25% weighting)

The entrant accepts and agrees to the following terms and conditions:

1. The entrant must be aged under 35 as at 31 December 2024, and have a tertiary-level engineering or technology qualification.
2. The entrant must be supported by their organisation and be either an Individual Member of the EEA or staff member of a Corporate Member.
3. The entrant gives permission to the EEA to use any of the material provided for publicity and promotional purposes.
4. An electronic copy of the entry be provided including a high-quality jpeg image of the entrant.
5. Should further information be requested, this must be provided by the date specified.
6. Should the entrant be announced as a finalist, the entrant must be available to give a presentation to a judging panel on a date to be agreed, and must attend the formal award presentation.
7. The EEA will meet finalists reasonable travel and accommodation expenses to attend a presentation to Judges and the formal award presentation if successful.
8. Entrants and finalists from previous years awards may re-enter so long as they meet the conditions of entry.
9. The judges reserve the right not to make an award where, in the judges’ opinion, no entry of adequate standard has been received.
10. The judges undertake to observe the confidentiality of entries and to declare to avoid any possible conflict of interest.
11. The assessment results of the award will not create any legal obligations between the entrant and the EEA.
12. The entrant accept that the judges’ decision is final and that no correspondence will be entered into.
13. The EEA reserves the right to publish any aspect of the award, including its presentation.
14. Unless specifically arranged, submissions and supporting material will not be returned to the entrant.