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Awards

The Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are holding an annual paper competition for graduates and students based in Ontario, Canada. The competition follows the academic year.

Award Structure

The competition is open to all ICE Graduate, Student and Technician members and equivalent member grades in the IStructE and RICS.

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Prizes

Prize money is awarded in two categories:

  1. Top three papers overall and
  2. Top three papers submitted by ICE members.

Prizes for top three papers:

  • 1st place: $550
  • 2nd place: $230
  • 3rd place: $70

Prizes for top three ICE member papers:

  • 1st place: £250 ($450)
  • 2nd place: £150 ($270)
  • 3rd place: £100 ($180)

Prizes are awarded based on eligibility. This means ICE members can receive awards from both categories.

For example, an ICE member who wins 1st place overall will receive both the overall prize and the ICE member prize, totalling $1,000.

The ICE Ontario award winners will receive a certificate and a cheque for the assigned prize money.

Eligibility

The competition is open to all ICE Graduate, Student and Technician members and their equivalent member grades in the IStructE and RICS. Any student may join the ICE as a Student member for free and become eligible to enter the regional competition. ICE, RICS and IStructE are also eligible for the open competition.

Entry to the Princess Royal Award for Emerging Engineers

The best ICE member paper will be entered into the ICE’s Princess Royal Award for Emerging Engineers. The global award winner will receive a cash prize and a prestigious Institution Medal.

Schedule

In order to align with the ICE’s Princess Royal Award for Emerging Engineers, the competition schedule is as follows:

  • Submission of papers to the ICE Ontario committee: 24 April 2026
  • Shortlist of papers for presentation: 15 May 2026
    • Presentations will take place during professional meetings in May and June.
  • Final regional awards announced: 24 June 2026
  • ICE Ontario members papers submitted for the Princess Royal Award for Emerging Engineers: 01 July 2026

Format

Papers should be submitted in *.pdf, and written for submission to the Proceedings of the relevant institutions or one of their specialist journals.

Presentations of shortlisted papers are to be no longer than 10 minutes (plus a further 10 minutes allowed for questions). There will be between two and four presentations at a professional meeting. They are to be presented using MS PowerPoint and submitted in *.ppt.

Entries must be submitted to [email protected] by 27 March 2026.

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