Arup Net-Zero Carbon Design Prize

First awarded in 2022 to the student group which, in the view of the internal and external examiners within Civil Engineering, produced the best performance in net-zero carbon design as part of the Design & Communications 4 module at Stage 4.  The prize is presented each year subject to confirmation of funding by Arup.
Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook..

Arthur Naylor Scholarships

These scholarships were first established in 1985 by the family, former students and colleagues in the University in memory of Arthur Holden Naylor, Professor of Civil Engineering 1938-63.

Scholarships to a value of £1,000 per year may be awarded biennially (alternating with the Victor Milligan Scholarship) to students planning to start any undergraduate engineering degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.  Selection for the scholarships will be based on students' academic performance at school and, optionally, on an interview.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Prize

The prize was established in 2001, by the Institution of Wastes Management.  The prize, currently to the value of £100, is awarded to the student on any undergraduate Civil or Structural Engineering degree programme with the highest marks in a project dissertation on a topic relevant to sustainable waste management.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management Prize

A prize, first established in 2000, of £100 is awarded annually to the Stage 4 student on the MEng in Environmental and Civil Engineering course who is adjudged to have the best performance in Stages 2, 3 and 4 of the course or to the student with the second best performance if the student with the top performance in the MEng in Environmental and Civil Engineering is also the top student of all MEng courses within the School.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Civil Engineering Fund

The Civil Engineering Fund was established in 1980 from external funds generated through research and short courses related to research.  The income from this fund will be used to provide scholarships for high quality undergraduate M Eng students.

Scholarships to a value of £1000 per year will be awarded to a student planning to start any MEng degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.  Selection for the scholarships will be based on students' academic performance at school and, optionally, on an interview.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Construction Employers’ Federation Prizes

A prize, first established in 1983, of £100 is awarded annually to the Stage 4 student on the MEng in Civil Engineering course who is adjudged to have the best performance in Stages, 2, 3 and 4 of the course, or to another student with exceptional performance if the student with the top performance in the MEng in Civil Engineering is also the top student of all MEng courses within the School.

A further prize, also first established in 1983, of £50 is awarded annually to the Stage 3 student on any MEng course within the School who is adjudged to have the best performance in Stages 2 and 3.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The McCall Foundation Scholarship

The McCall Foundation Scholarship was set up in 2017 by The McCall Foundation to encourage and reward students in Civil Engineering at Queen’s. Mervyn McCall, the donor, is a Queen’s graduate in Civil Engineering and, although he feels he is considered a success by most standards, he is very aware and grateful for the help he got along the way. He is from a working class family, but graduated in the days of grants and wants to help students today.  

The scholarship is open to all UK residents (as determined by fees status) registered in Stage 1 on the full-time BEng Civil Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast.

Two Scholarships of £2,000 per annum will be awarded to two students on the BEng Civil Engineering in Stage 1 with the highest mark on average across all modules at the end of semester 2 (at a level of 60 or above) with a declared household income below the minimum published threshold to determine eligibility for a full grant, or who have joined Queen’s through the “Pathway Opportunity Programme”.

One payment of £2,000 will be made to the successful students on identification of the scholarship winners in Stage 1. Payments will be awarded in Stages 2 and 3 based on the result of the end of year examination results and subject to scholarship holders achieving progression to the next stage of their programme of study or graduating.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Graham Prize (Civil Engineering)

This prize was set up by the company in 1999.  A cheque of £100 is awarded to the student in Stage 3 with the highest mark in Project Management and Engineering Data.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Hugh Turtle Prizes in Civil Engineering 

Founded by a gift in 1953 from Hugh Turtle, Esq, LLD, two prizes or more prizes to a total value of approximately £600 will be awarded annually for the best projects/dissertations by BEng students and MEng students in the School.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Institution of Civil Engineers Prize

A prize, instituted in 1972, of £250 plus a Certificate of Merit is awarded annually to the Stage 4 Civil Engineering student in the School who is adjudged to have put up the best performance in the last two years of a JBM-accredited civil engineering degree.

The recipient must be a student member of ICE.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Institution of Structural Engineers Prize

First established in 1961 a prize (currently to the value of £100) is awarded to the Stage 4 student on the MEng in Structural Engineering with Architecture course, who is adjudged to have the best performance in Stages 2, 3 and 4 of the course, or to the student with the second best performance if the student with the top performance on the MEng in Structural Engineering with Architecture is also the top student of all MEng courses within the School.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Victor Milligan Scholarship

These scholarships were established in 2001 through funds donated by graduates, friends of the University and Golder Associates, Canada, in 1994 in recognition of the immense contribution to engineering made by Victor Milligan, President of Golder Associates, 1974- 1984, and through a donation by Victor Milligan in 2001.

Scholarships to a value of £1,000 per year may be awarded biennially (alternating with the Arthur Naylor Scholarship) to students planning to start any undergraduate engineering degree programme in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.  Selection for the scholarships will be based on students' academic performance at school and, optionally, on an interview.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Basil Wilson Prize

The Basil Wilson Prize was established in June 1990 by the friends and colleagues of B.C.S. Wilson who, before his death in 1986, held a named post in Mediterranean and South West Asian Archaeology, to commemorate his academic interests in the material culture of that area.

The prize, of a value of approximately £200, will be awarded annually to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Archaeology and Palaeoecology, has produced the highest overall mark in the final examination in Archaeology and Palaeoecology.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Dr Sarah M. Holland Memorial Prize

This prize derives from a fund established in 1978 by the parents of Dr Holland to commemorate her great love of geography and her happy association with the Department of Geography of the University.

The prize fund of approximately £500 shall be awarded annually to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Geography, has produced the best performance in the final examination in Geography. If there are two students, that cannot be differentiated, then the prize will be divided equally between the two.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

E. E. Evans Prizes

These two prizes were established in 1972 by the friends and colleagues of Professor Estyn Evans to commemorate his long and distinguished service in the University and the affection in which he was held by his colleagues, students and friends.

• A £200 prize shall be awarded annually, funds permitting, to the student who, in the opinion of the Examining Board in Geography, presents the most meritorious dissertation as part of the final honours examination in Geography.
• A £300 prize shall be awarded annually, funds permitting, to the student who, in the opinion of the Examining Board in Geography, produces, at the first sitting, the most meritorious result across core Geography Stage 1 modules at the end of the first year.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Jack Kerr Bequest

The Jack Kerr Bequest was established in 2006 and currently comprises 10 students awards and the hosting of an annual lecture. The ten awards and the annual lecture are as follows:

Kerr Masters Program Scholarship

The Masters Program Scholarship, of a value of £500, will be awarded to the Masters student (full-time) entering an Archaeology/Palaeoecology-based Masters Program who, in the judgement of the Kerr Bequest Committee, has achieved the highest degree results in their final undergraduate degree program, preceding entry to the Masters Program.

If there are two eligible students that cannot be differentiated, then the Scholarship will be divided equally between the two.

Kerr Memorial Lecture

The purpose of this award is to enable the School to invite a Guest Speaker to the university to speak on a topic, which will have significant resonance in terms of Archaeology and Palaeoecology.

The Kerr Bequest Committee will select the speaker and undertake to coordinate the event.

The Kerr Prize (Level 1)

The prize, of a value of £100 will be awarded annually to the student (full-time) taking 50% modules or more in Archaeology and Palaeoecology who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners, has produced the best overall performance at the first year examinations in Archaeology and Palaeoecology.

If there are two eligible students that cannot be differentiated, then the prize will be divided equally between the two.

The Kerr Prize (Level 2)

The prize, of a value of £100 will be awarded annually to the student (full-time) taking 50% modules or more in Archaeology and Palaeoecology who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners, has produced the best overall performance at the second year examinations in Archaeology and Palaeoecology.

If there are two eligible students that cannot be differentiated, then the prize will be divided equally between the two.

The Kerr Prize (Level 3)

The prize, of a value of £100 will be awarded annually to the student (full-time) taking 50% modules or more in Archaeology and Palaeoecology who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners, has produced the best overall performance at the final year examinations in Archaeology and Palaeoecology and has not received the Basil Wilson Prize.

If there are two eligible students that cannot be differentiated, then the prize will be divided equally between the two.

Kerr Meritorious Performance Prize

The prize, of a value of £100, will be awarded to the student (full-time) who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners in Archaeology and Palaeoecology, has shown the greatest academic improvement between year 2 and year 3.

If there are two eligible students that cannot be differentiated, then the prize will be divided equally between the two.

Kerr Final Year Dissertation Prize

The prize, of a value of £100, will be awarded to the student (full-time) who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners in Archaeology and Palaeoecology, has produced a Dissertation which was awarded the highest mark, as part of the final year examinations in Archaeology and Palaeoecology.

If there are two eligible students that cannot be differentiated, then the prize will be divided equally between the two.

Kerr Independent Project Prize

The prize, of a value of £50, will be awarded to the student (full-time) who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners in Archaeology and Palaeoecology, has produced an Independent Project which was awarded the highest mark, as part of the final year examinations in Archaeology and Palaeoecology.

If there are two eligible students that cannot be differentiated, then the prize will be divided equally between the two. The Board of Examiners reserves the right to withhold the prize if it is agreed that a suitable project has not been submitted in that academic year.

Kerr MSc Prize

The prize, of a value of £100, will be awarded annually to the student (full-time) undertaking the Masters course in Archaeology & Environment, Dating & Chronology and Professional Archaeology who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners, has produced the best overall performance in the Master’s level taught modules.

If there are two eligible students that cannot be differentiated, then the prize will be divided equally between the two.

Kerr MSc Dissertation Prize

The prize, of a value of £100, will be awarded annually to the student (full-time) undertaking the Masters course in Archaeology & Environment, Dating & Chronology, and Professional Archaeology who, in the judgement of the Board of Examiners, has produced a Dissertation, which was awarded the highest mark.

If there are two eligible students that cannot be differentiated, then the prize will be divided equally between the two.

Kerr Fieldwork/Visit Award

The purpose of this award is to assist a student or students (full-time) with a fieldwork project or visit. The award is available to students who have successfully completed a Level 1 or Level 2 Archaeology and Palaeoecology Degree program within the School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology.

An application form must be completed and the Kerr Bequest Committee will select the successful candidate(s). The recipient(s) of the award must complete an illustrated report of 1,000 words following completion of the fieldwork or visit.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Mitchel-Common Prize

This prize was established in 1987 by Mr Mitchel and Dr Common, members of the academic staff of the Department of Geography from 1961-1987 and 1958-1987 respectively. The prize of the value of approximately £50 shall be awarded annually to the student in any faculty who in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, has produced an especially meritorious performance during any year of study within the Department of Geography.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Concrete Society Prizes

The Concrete Society Prizes for the Imaginative Use of Concrete are given by the Northern Ireland Region of the Concrete Society. The awards were established in 1989.  A prize of £100 is awarded annually to the Civil or Structural Engineering student with the most imaginative use of concrete in Project III.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Creagh Concrete Structural Design Prize 

First awarded in 2018.  The student group which, in the view of the internal and external examiners within Civil Engineering, produced the best performance in Structural Engineering design as part of the Design & Communications 4 module at Stage 4 will be recommended to Creagh Concrete for the award. The prize is presented each year subject to confirmation of funding by Creagh Concrete.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Professor Long Innovation Award

On his retirement, Professor Adrian Long set up an annual prize for students from any of the Civil Engineering degree programmes, for either:

•         the best third year project on innovation; or

•         the individual student who demonstrated exceptional innovative flair in a structural design project in the final year of the MEng course.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) Prize

First awarded in 2016, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) Prize is awarded annually to the student with the best performance in highways engineering.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Northern Ireland Geotechnical Group (NIGG) Prize

The Northern Ireland Geotechnical Group (NIGG), a special interest group of the Institution of Civil Engineers, sponsors an annual award for the best performance in Geotechnics 3.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Gregg Doran Scholarship

Isaac Gregg Doran was born in 1923 and educated at Methodist College, Belfast. In 1941 he was awarded University Scholarships by Queen’s University and Belfast Corporation and entered QUB to study Civil Engineering. He received a 1st class honours BSc degree in 1944 and his MSc in 1945. He was awarded the Millar Prize by the Institute of Civil Engineers and completed a PhD on The Settlement of Foundations. Prof Doran founded his consulting practice in 1953, which became a partnership in 1972. He was Senior Partner until his retirement in 1992. In 1981 he was awarded an OBE for services to the construction industry and he was made Honorary Professor in the School of the Built Environment at QUB in 1991. Prof Doran continued to contribute significantly to research and teaching in Geotechnics until his death in 2006.  The scholarship was set up in 2007 by his widow, Mrs Ainslie Doran, to commemorate his memory.

Each year, a scholarship of £2,000 will be awarded to the highest ranking full-time student from the undergraduate degree programmes at Queen’s in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or Environmental Engineering who has been accepted on a postgraduate research degree programme study in the field of Civil Engineering at Queen’s.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

 

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Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Prize for MSc in Environmental Engineering

First awarded in 2018, this prize was established by CIWEM in recognition of the relevance of the Masters course to industry, to foster stronger links with QUB and to encourage students to progress their professional qualifications through the Institution.  A prize of £100 is awarded annually to the student with the best overall performance on the MSc Environmental Engineering.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Wolfson Fund

In 1980 a fund was set up from external funds generated by the Wave Power Research Group, initially funded through the Wolfson Foundation.   The income from this fund will provide scholarships for research students and may also be used to support research projects in Civil Engineering.

Students who have commenced research degree programmes in Civil Engineering within the current academic year may apply for a scholarship of £1000.  Staff and research students in Civil Engineering may apply for research funding, which may be awarded to one or more projects, up to a total value of £3000 in any one year.  Candidates researching in the field of wave power and marine renewability will be given preference.

As the Wolfson Scholarship was not awarded in 2019-2020, 2020-2021 or 2021-22, in addition to applications from students who have commenced research in the current academic year, there will also be a retrospective award of the studentship which is open to students who commenced their research in the academic years 2019-2020, 2020-2021 or 2021-22.  Please note clearly on your application form when you commenced your research.

Applications in writing, using the advertised application form, should be made to the Head of Civil Engineering, giving details of the proposed project.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Click here to apply for Wolfson scholarship or Wolfson research funding.

Deadline for applications: 31 May 2024 at 12 noon.

The Soulby Research Fund

The Soulby Research Fund was established in 1983 as a result of a bequest to the University by Mr D.E.S. Soulby. This award will be utilised to support the fieldwork endeavours of any student registered for a postgraduate research degree within the discipline of Geography in the School of Natural and Built Environment, and whose work is connected directly with the Physical Environment.

The total money awarded annually will initially be a maximum of £1,000

The Scholarship may be awarded in conjunction with any other prize, or award or studentship.  A student may not normally be awarded the prize more than once during the student’s postgraduate registration.

Procedure:

Application forms will be circulated to our eligible enrolled postgraduate research students in May each year.

The 75th Anniversary Fieldwork Prize

The 75th Anniversary Fieldwork Prize was set up in 2006 by the School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology.  The Award was created following the success of the Royal Geographical Society /Institute of British Geographers’ Annual International Conference in January 2002.

The Prize will be awarded annually to student(s) registered for a higher degree directly related to Geography.  The purpose of the prize is to assist a student, or students, with a fieldwork project.  Preference may be given to a cultural environment and/or international project.

The total money awarded annually will initially be a maximum of £1,000*

The Scholarship may be awarded in conjunction with any other prize, or award or studentship.  A student may not normally be awarded the prize more than once during the student’s postgraduate registration.

Procedure:

Application forms will be circulated to our eligible enrolled postgraduate research students in May each year.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook

The Hugh Wisnom Scholarship

This scholarship was founded in 1923 by the Trustees of Hugh Wisnom, for the encouragement of scientific research.

This award will be utilised to support the field work/research travel endeavours of any student registered for a Geography related postgraduate research degree within the School of Natural and Built Environment.

The total money awarded will be a maximum of £1,000

The Scholarship may be awarded in conjunction with any other prize, or award or studentship. A student may not normally be awarded the prize more than once during the student’s postgraduate registration.

Procedure:

Application forms will be circulated to our eligible enrolled postgraduate research students in May each year.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook

Kerr Masters Program Scholarship

The Masters Program Scholarship, of a value of £500, will be awarded to the Masters student (full-time) entering an Archaeology/Palaeoecology-based Masters Program who, in the judgement of the Kerr Bequest Committee, has achieved the highest degree results in their final undergradsouluate degree program, preceding entry to Masters program.

If there are two eligible students, that cannot be differentiated, then the Scholarship will be divided equally between the two.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The William Bald Scholarship 

David Orr, a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast assumed office as President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in November 2007. In his Presidential Address he spoke of the profession's "unsung heroes … who work in teams and partnerships, often unrecognized, to create and maintain the essential fabric of our society”. He chose the little known William Bald, who, between 1832 and 1842, engineered the 38 km Antrim Coast Road that provided an invaluable trading link for the people of the Antrim Glens, to illustrate this theme.  This scholarship was set up by David’s civil engineering colleagues from industry and government as a tribute to the work of the ‘unsung heroes’ who have done so much in building and maintaining the infrastructure essential to Northern Ireland.

This scholarship will be awarded to recognize excellence in dissertation studies at Masters level in Civil Engineering or allied professions.

The William Bald Scholarship is intended to be an annual award for two students, one each from Ulster University and Queen’s University, each with a value of £750.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Royal Society ESSO Energy Awards - Civil Engineering

In 1994, four researchers from Queen’s won the highly prestigious Royal Society ESSO Energy Award.  The four researchers were Professor Whittaker, Professor Long, Professor Raghunathan and Dr Wells.  All four agreed to donate their prizes to the University so that annual student prizes could be established within the Faculty of Engineering.  ESSO agreed to match the prize money.

A prize up to the value of £100 is awarded to the student on the Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or Environmental Engineering degree programmes with the highest marks in a Stage 3 Project on any topic promoting energy conservation/environmental engineering.

In addition, a prize up to the value of £100 is awarded to the student on any postgraduate taught Masters degree programme under the control of the Civil Engineering Exam Board with the highest marks in a dissertation promoting energy conservation/environmental engineering.

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

The Gordon Millington Scholarship

The scholarship was set up in 2007 by Dr Gordon Stopford Millington OBE as a tribute to the work of the Irish Academy of Engineering and to support students, particularly those who might face financial constraints, to further their studies to Masters level.  Gordon Millington graduated from Queen’s University in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.   He was a senior partner in Kirk, McClure and Morton and received a Doctor of Science Honorary Degree from the University in 2001.   During his working life he was involved with the structural design of the Waterfront Hall, the Ashby Building at Queen’s and the restoration of the Grand Opera House.

Applications are normally accepted following the Summer Exam Board (June) up to a publicised deadline in July/August each year.  However, due to a delay in administration of this year's award, applications remain until the deadline shown below. Applications are open to students who have commenced in 2023-24 any of the current Masters degree programmes run by Civil Engineering or who have commenced in 2023-24 the final year of any of the MEng degree programmes in Civil Engineering, Environmental & Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering with Architecture. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of the best academic achievement and other outstanding performance, along with the strength of the applicant’s case for support.

Applicants must have at least a 2:1 or, if not yet graduated, have achieved the equivalent in the third year of a MEng degree programme.  This is an annual award in the region of £2,000. 

Full details and conditions of the award are available in the University’s Scholarships and Awards Handbook.

Click here to apply: https://forms.office.com/e/F9R6asMMVS 

Deadline for applications: 12 noon on Friday 12 April 2024.

The W A Hill Civil Engineering Travel Fund