The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) distributes up to thirty Engineering Leadership Awards each year. Holders of this national award must be British engineering undergraduates with outstanding academic ability and marked leadership potential.
The scheme is predominantly sponsored by engineering firms, and aims to guide and accelerate the personal development of Britain's future engineering leaders.
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The award scheme was started in 1996. Each year’s award holders are collectively known as a “Cohort”. Cohort 16 was announced in April 2011.
The selection procedure consists of two stages:
1) Complete a written application, which must be supported by an academic and an industrial reference. This must be received by the RAEng by early December.
2) If the application is successful, the applicant will be asked to attend a two day selection event in March. During the selection event applicants are interviewed by a fellow of the RAEng and a Sainsbury’s Management Fellow.
The award winners are usually announced a fortnight after the selection event.
Award holders receive the following benefits: