Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award


The Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards are presented at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, England. Part of the IET Achievement Medals collection, the award was launched in 1978, and was originally known as the Girl Technician of the Year, until renamed in 1988. The award was first sponsored by the Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust, which was formed in 1945. It is now funded and sponsored by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Women's Engineering Society. Awarded to young female engineering apprentices in the UK.

Recipients of the Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards

The Mary George Memorial Prize for Apprentices

CBE was the Director and Secretary of the Electrical Association for Women. The prize is given annually to a young woman apprentice.
The winners so far have included:
  • 2025 Rachel Donaghey
  • 2019 Samantha Magowan
  • 2018 Shajida Akthar
  • 2017 Jamie D’Ath
  • 2016 Gemma Dalziel
  • 2015 Emma Goulding
  • 2014 Jessica Bestwick
  • 2013 Sara Underwood
  • 2012 Jessica Jones
  • 2011 Laurie-Ann Smith
  • 2004 Katy Deacon

    Women’s Engineering Society Prize

The Women's Engineering Society Prize is awarded to a young woman engineer who demonstrates exceptional talent within engineering alongside a commitment to improving diversity within engineering.
The winners so far have included:
The Gender Diversity Ambassador Award was introduced in 2019 to recognise an individual who has worked for much of their career to support gender equality in engineering.
Winners: