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Awards

“Come and taste the freedom”

Peter Higgs, 1851 Research Fellowship 1953-1955, Nobel Prize in Physics 2013

Fellowships for pure research in science and engineering, applied research in industry, studentships in industrial design and Special Awards.

Apart from its programme of Fellowships and Studentship, found below, the Commission does not offer any awards for university courses or post-graduate research.

Research Fellowships

Giving early career scientists or engineers of exceptional promise the opportunity to conduct a research project of their own instigation.

Brunel Fellowship

Giving early career scientists or engineers of exceptional promise the opportunity to conduct a research project of their own instigation in the core subjects of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Aeronautical Engineering.

Industrial Fellowships

Encouraging profitable innovation and creativity in British Industry – to the mutual benefit of the Fellow and his or her sponsoring company.

Industrial Design Studentships

For outstanding engineers or scientists to undertake Masters degrees in industrial design.

Fellowship in Design

Awarded in alternate years for mid-career professionals to explore important current issues identified by the Commissioners.

Fellowship in the Built Environment

Awarded in alternate years for mid-career professionals to explore important current issues identified by the Commissioners.

Fellowship in Regenerative Design

A new two-year fellowship with the fundamental objective of enabling contributions to Regenerative Design in the built environment.

RAEng 1851 Enterprise Fellowships

A package of tailored mentoring, training and grant-funding for graduates to pursue commercialisation of their technological ideas.

Technical Teaching Fellowships

This programme recognises, rewards, promotes and increases excellence of practice in industrial and technical education partnerships.

Sir Misha Black Awards

Given for distinguished services to design education.

Special Awards

Find out more

A very limited number of Special Awards are made to worthy causes and individuals whose aims are consistent with the Commission’s Charter ‘to increase the means of industrial education’ in Britain.

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the Exhibition of 1851
453 Sherfield Building
Imperial College
London SW7 2AZ

Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8790
Fax: +44 (0)20 7594 8794

General Enquiries:
royalcom1851@imperial.ac.uk

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