Back جائزة الملكة إليزابيث للهندسة Arabic Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering German Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering French פרס המלכה אליזבת להנדסה HE エリザベス女王工学賞 Japanese Prêmio de Engenharia Rainha Elizabeth Portuguese Премия королевы Елизаветы II в области инженерного дела Russian Премія королеви Єлизавети в галузі інженерії Ukrainian
| Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering | |
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| Awarded for | Ground-breaking innovation in engineering which has been of global benefit to humanity |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation |
| Reward(s) | £500,000 and a trophy presented at Buckingham Palace |
| First award | 2013 |
| Winners | 6 prizes to 20 winners (as of 2022[update])[1] |
| Website | qeprize |
The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, also known as the QEPrize, is a global prize for engineering and innovation. The prize was launched in 2012 by a cross-party group consisting of David Cameron, Nick Clegg, and Ed Miliband, then Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition of the United Kingdom.[2] The £500,000 prize, and 3D printed trophy, are awarded annually in the name of Queen Elizabeth II (the prize was biennial until 2021).[3]
The prize is run by the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation, a charitable company. The Foundation is chaired by Sir Patrick Vallance, with Yewande Akinola, John Hennessy, Anji Hunter, Robert Langer, Professor Sir Jim McDonald and Dame Anne Richards serving as trustees. The QEPrize is funded by donations from the following international companies: BAE Systems, BP, GSK, Hitachi Ltd., Jaguar Land Rover, National Grid, Nissan Motor Corporation, Shell, Siemens UK, Sony, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel and Toshiba.
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