IStructE Structural India Awards

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The Academic research award recognises outstanding postgraduate research that advances structural engineering knowledge and practice.

Eligibility requirements:

• Open to postgraduate students studying at recognised higher education institutions in India, with course completion after 1 January 2026.

• Students prepare and submit their entries through their Head of Department or supervising academic.

• Maximum two entries per institution.

Eligible entrants should demonstrate how their research addresses a significant challenge facing the profession and contributes to future development of the built environment.

Entrants should address:

• What was the challenge? What structural engineering problem did the research seek to solve?

• What approach was taken? What methods, tools or frameworks were used?

• What was the outcome? What was discovered, developed or demonstrated?

• How could it be applied? How can the research benefit industry, society or the profession?

• What were the key learnings? What insights emerged and what future opportunities have been identified?

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The Industry project award celebrates excellence in the delivery of structural engineering projects.

Projects should demonstrate innovation, technical achievement and positive impact for clients, communities and the profession.

Eligibility requirements:

• Open to engineers working in engineering consultancies, contractors and organisations operating within India.

• Entries must be submitted by an employee with authority to represent the organisation and confirm the accuracy of the submission.

• Maximum two entries per organisation.

• Projects must have been completed after 1 July 2024.

Entrants should address:

• What was the purpose, scale and context of the project?

• What was the  challenge? What made the project technically demanding or unique?

• Engineering solutions - what innovative approaches were developed?

• Delivery - how was the project successfully achieved?

• Lessons for the profession - what can other structural engineers learn from the project?