Nominations are now open for the Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) Awards, which honour the exceptional contributions of women engineers across all disciplines.
This year’s theme, ‘Engineering Intelligence’, focuses on how human creativity and technological innovation combine to solve complex challenges and drive inclusive progress.
The Top 50 Women in Engineering Awards shine a spotlight on the talent, dedication and impact of women in the field. By celebrating human creativity and technological innovation, the awards aim to inspire future generations and drive greater diversity in engineering.
Nominations are open to women engineers across all sectors and disciplines. All nominees must be a woman, aged 18 or older; based in the UK (with the exception of women serving the armed forces), although nominees don’t have to be UK citizens; not a previous WE50 winner; and able to demonstrate the creation or improvement of a product or process.
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It’s desirable that the nominee is acting as an advocate for other women in STEM; working or studying in engineering industries and allied sectors, engineering education, or engineering research; and/or achieving beyond what would normally be expected for career stage – nominations are welcome at all career stages.
Entries that focus solely on engineering or solely on supporting women won’t be as successful as those that demonstrate both.
Nominations are open until 27 March 2026. Engineers, employers and colleagues are encouraged to put forward outstanding women who deserve recognition. Winners of the 2026 awards will be announced on 23 June.
You can submit a nomination and find out more about the awards here.
The Women’s Engineering Society is a charitable company founded in 1919 to support women in engineering. More than 100 years later, it continues to operate as a membership society, promoting the education of women in engineering and advancing the education of the public concerning the study and practice of engineering among women. The society founded International Women in Engineering Day, held on 23 June annually as an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus attention on the career opportunities available in the industry. According to the society, its vision is of an engineering industry that employs the diversity of the society it serves, to solve the biggest societal issues of our time.
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