YEYA 2023


Submit your application for YEYA 2023

 

The ScotEng Young Engineer of the Year Award (YEYA), formerly known as “The Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow Award” has recognised and celebrated the best young engineers in Scotland for over 25 years.

Is there a young member of your team who has shown excellence, innovation, and imagination within your industry? Encourage them to submit an application for the Young Engineer of the Year Award, giving them the opportunity to be recognised for their work, be presented with the Hammermen trophy, and receive a £1000 and £500 prize for our winner and runner-up.

The closing date for entries is Friday 10th March 2023

 

Criteria 

The winner will be invited to attend our Annual Awards Dinner where they will be presented with the Hammermen Trophy.

  • Entry is open to recognised engineers who are 35 years of age or under at closing date.
  • Entrants should be employed in the engineering industry in Scotland.
  • Entrants should be able to demonstrate that they are in or have taken a major role in an engineering/technological project which has or will significantly improve the technology and/or competitiveness of their employing organisation.
  • The individual’s entry should include an email endorsement of its content by a relevant manager from the company.
  • We do not accept joint applications or group applications.

 Reviewing of applications 

  • All applications will be acknowledged via email and then reviewed by our panel of judges.
  • Successful candidates (or, the “Shortlist”) will be invited to an interview where they will make a brief presentation on their project and discuss it with the judging panel.

Submitting your application 

  • You can download our application form here.
  • The submission deadline is Friday 10th March 2023
  • Applications can be in the form of a report or presentation and should include relevant information about the candidate and the background to the project or work undertaken.
  • Applications must not exceed five pages, including diagrams
  • As the first round of judging will be made on this submission, it is important that you give yourself the best chance of recognition for the content of your project.
  • Upon completion, please send your report or presentation by email to sarahsimpson@scottishengineering.org.uk who will be in contact with further application instructions.

Policy 

  • Judging will be based solely on the information submitted by the candidate.
  • Decisions reached will be regarded as final after the decisions have been announced.
  • Scottish Engineering and the Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow reserve the right to publicise entries but will make an appropriate acknowledgment of the entrants and their employers.
  • Our winner will be displayed on our social media platforms and the Scottish Engineering website.

The closing date for entries is Friday 10th March 2023

 

Our 2022 YEYA Winners –

Our Young Engineer of the Year 2022 is Greg Barnard of Allied Vehicles 

Due to the high standard this year, it was a difficult choice of winner amongst the finalists, but in Greg Barnard of Allied Vehicles, we have a worthy winner. Greg developed a drive from wheelchair accessible car, a new product for his company, requiring a range of engineering knowledge across various disciplines, developing expertise, overcoming various issues with innovative ideas and solutions, and, in the process, making his company a leader in the field. Along with Greg, all our finalists should be proud of their outstanding achievements and they are a true inspiration to young engineers.

 

Young Engineer of the Year 2022 runner up is Juliette Goddard of Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd

Young Engineer of the Year 2022 runner up is Euan McLean of Chemring Energetics UK Ltd

The YEYA22 runner up trophies were awarded to Juliette Goddard of Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd for her work as part of the Research and Development team at IGS, working on their Shallow Water Culture project, and also to Euan McLean of Chemring Energetics UK Ltd for his involvement in the design, development, and trial work conducted to produce the C-IED Wire Cutter.

 

Download our application form here.

 

This award is in association with The Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow

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