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The Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards

She could be an engineer, just like you

Applications are now closed
2021 YWE Finalists

The next generation needs role models like you

Women make up just 16.5% of the UK engineering workforce and we need your help to change that. We’re looking for brilliant women in STEM who are passionate about changing their own lives, and about changing others too. Make your mark by inspiring the next wave of pioneering young women in engineering.

Advance your career and revolutionise the future by applying for the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards and show young girls that they too have a place in the world of engineering.

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Ywe Award

Young Woman Engineer of the Year ceremony

Applications are now closed to find the 2022 Young Woman Engineer of the Year. There are currently four prizes to be won which are awarded at a national ceremony in December, covered by print and broadcast media.

All of our winners will have the opportunity to attend high-profile events and meet the most influential people in our industry.

Save the date for the ceremony: Thursday 1 December 2022

Registration details coming soon.

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Gender Diversity Award

The Gender Diversity Ambassador Award

Now in its fourth year, the Gender Diversity Ambassador Award was created in recognition of an individual’s hard work in achieving gender equality within the engineering industry.

The award is for a man or woman who is an innovative thinker and who has actively addressed the gender gap by attracting and retaining women in engineering. It aims to showcase innovation and good practice to compliment the YWE Awards, by recognising the support and encouragement of women in STEM careers.

Applications for the Gender Diversity Award are now closed.

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Ciara Mcgrath

Our 2021 Young Woman Engineer of the Year, Dr Ciara McGrath

Ciara is a Lecturer in Aerospace Systems at the University of Manchester. She carries out engineering research projects in the areas of astrodynamics and space mission design, working with industry and policymakers to design space systems that can help support life on Earth.

Find out more about Ciara and the other winners from the night.

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Sponsors

Sponsorship of these awards allows your company the opportunity to address the shortage of female engineers, show support in diversity recruitment and gender equality, and actively recruit female engineers.
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Previous winners

We recognise three exceptional young women engineers and a STEM Ambassador each year at the Young Woman Engineer (YWE) Awards Ceremony.

Take a look at our previous winners.
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Watch the 2021 Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards virtual ceremony

Take a look at this year's virtual ceremony where we crown Dr Ciara McGrath as our Young Woman Engineer of the Year. 

Also find out who won the Mary George Memorial Prize for Apprentices, the Women's Engineering Society (WES) Prize and the Gender Diversity Ambassador Award.

Awards

Young Woman Engineer of the Year
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Mary George Memorial Prize for Apprentices
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Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Prize
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Gender Diversity Ambassador Award
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