Annual Glossop Award

Applications now closed!

The Engineering Group would like to invite all the group's young ground engineers to enter the 27th Annual Glossop Award.

This prestigious award is made annually to an outstanding young person working in engineering geology or a related discipline. The winner will receive up to £500 for a Geological Society Special Publication of their choice, or attendance at a training course or field meeting supported or run by the Engineering Group. They will also be offered the option of joining the Engineering Group's committee for one year.

The successful candidate will present their work at the 2025 Glossop Meeting, which will be held at the Royal Institution, London on 20 November 2025, before the Glossop Medal Lecture by Dr David Giles, Senior Consultant at Geotechnical Consulting Group (GCG).

Applications

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED! However, the 2026 award will be announced in due course. Information for applications can be found below.

To apply for the 2026 Glossop Award, please submit an application form (application form and deadline date to apply will be added shortly). The form requests a two-page abstract (can include text and figures) based on one of the following topics:

• 2026 topics TBC…

You should also include:

• A 250-word review on what you have achieved to date in your career
• A 250-word summary on what you would like to achieve on behalf of the industry through having a role on the Engineering Group's committee
• An up-to-date CV

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by date TBC and must be available in September 2026 to attend an interview either at Burlington House or via Microsoft Teams. Candidates should prepare a presentation (including visual aids) to present to the selection panel.

Rules & Eligibility

• Candidates must have no more than eight years of post-graduate experience on the date of the presentation of the award.
• Candidates must be a Fellow of the Geological Society and under training to become, or already be, a Chartered Geologist or Scientist.
• The candidate must obtain the nomination of his/her employer and must be available to give the presentation on the designated evening.

Key Dates

Deadline for applications

2025 APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED!

2026 Applications to be announced in due course.

Notification of shortlisted candidates

2025 SHORTLISTING COMPLETED.

Presentations by shortlisted finalists

SEPTEMBER 2025

Presentation of the Award at the 2024 Glossop Meeting

20 NOVEMBER 2025

More information

• Previous winners and lectures
• Email the EGGS Secretary