Mr. Tom Leahy, Immediate Past President and member of the CAETS Communications committee draws to your attention the opportunity presented by the 2025 CAETS communication prize.
CAETS is the international association of 33 Academies of Engineering and technology (www.newcaets.org ).
The purpose of the Communications Prizes is two-fold:
- Inspiring students to follow careers in engineering and technological sciences.
- Educating the general public on the impact that engineering and technological sciences have in their lives and future.
The annual CAETS Communication Prize was established to recognise the best such videos from early career researchers and Academy fellows globally.
The program and solicits short, jargon-free videos that explain the problem, what is clever about the solution, and why it matters to people.
CAETS propose to conclude the annual competition approximately 3 months in advance of the CAETS annual meetings ( Brisbane, Australia, from 8-11 September 2025) and provide a travel stipend of up to $5,000 from CAETS funds to enable the winner to travel to the annual symposium to make a presentation (in addition to screening of their video).
Entries will be limited to 1 per member academy, or 2 if they are different genders.
The 5-minute limit in length remains; videos can be ‘repurposed’ from other videos so long as they meet the criteria.
This presents a very unique opportunity:
The Prize – The prize will cover the registration fee to the annual conference as well as travel, accommodation (up to $5000 USD) in addition to a $5000 USD monetary award.
Nomination – Each Academy can nominate 1 per member academy, or 2 if they are different genders.
The video – Limited to 5 minutes and requires captions in English
The nominations from the Irish Academy of Engineering must be received at the latest by 31 March 2025.
Timeline 2025
- 11 November 2024 Launch of CAETS Communication Prize 2025 competition
- 31 March 2025 In-country entries close (recommended, academies can choose a different date)
- 31 March 2025 International judging panel nominations due from the Irish Academy of Engineering.
- 30 April 2025 International entries close
- 1 May 2025 International judging starts
- 30 May 2025 Winner and finalists announced – under embargo
- 8-11 September 2025 Winners announced at CAETS Annual Meeting
Examples of previous year’s prize winners
CAETS 2024 Communication Prize Awarded to Dr. Magdalena Zukowska
On 2 July 2024, Dr. Magdalena Zukowska, affiliated with the Department of Production Engineering at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, was awarded this year’s CAETS Communication Prize during the CAETS 2024 symposium in Helsinki, Finland. The prize is awarded to the most outstanding audiovisual communication of excellence and innovation in technological sciences or engineering. Magdalena Zukowska’s video was entitled “Blueprints of Hope: The Path to 3D Personalized Prosthetics”. Dr. Zukowska was nominated by the Academy of Engineering in Poland.
CAETS 2023 Communication Prize Awarded to Dr. Caitlin Howell
Dr. Caitlin Howell was awarded the prize on 9 October, in Zagreb, Croatia, during CAETS2023. The prize is awarded to the most outstanding audiovisual communication of excellence and innovation in technological sciences or engineering. Dr. Howell’s winning entry was titled “Deciphering Nature’s Secrets: Bio-Inspired Solutions for Antibiotic Resistance.” Dr. Howell is affiliated with the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Maine, Orono, and was nominated by the US National Academy of Engineering.
The two short videos show the type of entry required.
CAETS represents 33 International Academies of Science, Technology and Engineering – This represents an amazing opportunity for networking by the 2025 communications prize winner!
Applications from Ireland are open to all and not restricted to members of the Irish Academy of engineering.
Please circulate this note to your colleagues, networks, Universities and innovation hubs.
Applicants from Ireland should send their video’s and completed declaration forms to Academy@iae.ie before 31 March 2025 and attached are the full details.
- Annex 5 – Submission guidelines
- Annex 6 – Entry and declaration form to be filled in to accompany each application and video.
This is an amazing opportunity for a winning entry to receive global circulation in 33 International Academies of Science, Technology and Engineering
Annex 5 – CAETS Communication Prize 2025 – Framework
Annex 6 – CAETS Communications Prize 2025 -Entry & Declaration Form