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Institution of Royal EngineersMilitary Engineering and Innovation Prize 2026 |
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The President and Trustees of the Institution are pleased to present the Military Engineering and Innovation Prize 2025:
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Submission Category |
Prize |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Professional Development Prize |
£1,500 |
Best promotes or fosters education in the art and science of Military Engineering. |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Future Opportunities Prize |
£1,000 |
Best identifies the opportunities for the future of the Corps of Royal Engineers |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Learning from the Past Prize and tomorrow’s challenges for the Corps |
£500 |
Best identifies pertinent lessons from the past which are applicable on today’s and tomorrow’s challenges for the Corps. |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Planning and Command Prize work today and in the future |
£500 |
Best submission on planning and command aspects of the Royal Engineers work today and in the future. |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Adaptation and Ingenuity Prize have done in the past 3 years |
£500 |
Best submission on an adaptation or ingenuity that Royal Engineers have done in the past three years. |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Logistics and Technical Prize work today and in the future |
£250 |
Best submission on either logistical or technical aspects of the Royal Engineers work today and in the future. |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Army Reserve Prize |
£250 |
Best submission (any category) from an Army Reserve. |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Junior Officer Prize |
£250 |
Best submission (any category) from a Junior Officer. |
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Military Engineering and Innovation WO or SNCO Prize |
£250 |
Best submission (any category) from a WO or SNCO. |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Junior Rank Prize |
£250 |
Best submission (any category) from a Junior Rank. |
The 2026 Challenge!
Members may write on any military engineering subject that deserves attention and will be of interest to others – it is entirely up to you! Remember that all entries are judged by an independent panel (redacted to removed details of name, rank or experience to ensure a level playing field) on their merit by the judging panel.
The Institution is particularly keen to acknowledge the contribution of junior members, who are more than capable of winning the main prize.
Please submit your entry to the editor of The RE Journal (journal@instre.org) by 30 Aug 26 to allow the prize for respective categories to be selected. The best submission will then be presented at the Corps of Royal Engineers Awards for Engineering Excellence 2026 being held in November 2026 at One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA.
Articles should be submitted with a covering email stating the category being entered. All submissions should be submitted in Microsoft Word with illustrations (with appropriate captions) both embedded and attached separately to aid formatting. Articles should be no more than 3,000 words (this is a limit not a target!). Entries should not be work already submitted as a Staff College paper or a degree dissertation – Members wishing to use such materials should revise them as articles and use footnotes for references rather than Harvard or other referencing systems.
If you have any questions, please contact the editor of the Journal on journal@instre.org
InstRE Publications House Style
Please conform to the House Style above and submit your entry to the Editor RE Journal (journal@instre.org) by 30 Aug 25 to allow the prize for respective categories to be selected.
