The STEM Inspiration Awards

STEM Inspiration Awards

Applications for our 2022 STEM Inspiration Awards are now closed.

The STEM Inspiration Awards celebrate the individuals, organisations and STEM clubs working to inspire young people in science, technology, engineering and maths. We want to recognise the initiatives which make a real impact, sparking enthusiasm for STEM subjects and paving the way for careers in STEM.  The awards are sponsored by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

This year, we will be celebrating our winners on a regional basis, bringing educators, employers and STEM Ambassadors together by inviting winners from both awards to a regional celebration event in May. These winners will then be invited to a National Celebration Event in June for the STEM Learning Teaching Awards and in November for the STEM Inspiration Awards.

These awards are accompanied by the STEM Learning Teaching Awards which recognise teachers and technicians who support STEM education. For any further awards enquiries please email awards@stem.org.uk.​​

Awards categories 2022

OUTSTANDING STEM AMBASSADOR
Celebrating both new STEM Ambassadors and those with a long-standing body of engagement with the STEM Ambassadors programme.

INSPIRATIONAL STEM EMPLOYER
This award recognises outstanding commitment to STEM by an employer of any size, particularly where this is embedded within the culture of the organisation.

OUTSTANDING STEM CLUB
Celebrating sustained and long-term engagement with young people through a STEM Club.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO WIDENING PARTICIPATION, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN STEM
Recognises individuals, groups, organisations and companies, including further and higher education, who have encouraged diversity and inclusion within STEM.

 

Our Previous Awards

The winners of our previous STEM Inspiration Awards were announced via the STEM Learning YouTube channel. The video was hosted by Dr Tara Shine, co-founder of Change By Degrees, author, and presenter of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 2020. Watch the video below to hear from each of our award winners. 

You can see a full profile of each of our winners in our news section.

Latest updates

Winners of the STEM Inspiration Awards

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Inspirational professionals from the BBC, General Electric and Rolls-Royce, plus organisations including Jacobs and Farrans, are among the winners of the latest annual STEM Inspiration Awards.Sponsored by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Awards celebrate the extraordinary individuals and organisations working to...

2019 STEM Inspiration Awards: celebrating outstanding individuals, organisations and clubs

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The 2019 STEM Inspiration Awards are now open for applications and aim to celebrate individuals, organisations and clubs working to inspire young people in STEM subjects.Do you know a STEM Ambassador whose enthusiasm for their subject is infectious? A unique STEM Club working in the community, or an outstanding...

Winners of the 2018 STEM Inspiration Awards announced!

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Our prestigious event at the House of Lords on 1 November announced the winners of the STEM Inspiration Awards 2018.The STEM Inspiration Awards celebrate the fantastic work done by individuals and organisations who inspire young people in STEM subjects. Awards were presented in eight categories that recognise...

My STEM inspiration: flying the flag for the aviation industry

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 Kate McWilliams is a finalist in the Outstanding New STEM Ambassador category at the 2018 STEM Inspiration Awards.Kate has become a STEM Ambassador in the past year and has undertaken numerous activities to support learning in STEM subjects and careers. In the lead up to the awards ceremony on 1 November 2018, she tells us about her work and what she...

My STEM inspiration: building partnerships between education and industry

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 Stewart Harrison’s cyber club has recently been shortlisted for a 2018 STEM Inspiration Award. He shares how his club has grown over the last couple of years, and how humbled he is to be among those shortlisted.The starting up of a school cyber club was a rather serendipitous affair after receiving an email from a STEM mailing list. As an ordinary...