Are you working on a school project connected to steel? Tell us about your project and you just might win the University Steel Prize!
Winning the University Steel Prize means a great honor, SEK 20,000 to be used for educational purposes and a plane ticket to Stockholm for the event, where you will meet experts in the industry and representatives from international companies. The perfect set-up for finding future employers and collaborators!
Applying is easy, just fill in the following:
Winning the prize means a great honor and SEK 20,000 to be used for educational purposes.
You will be invited to an event filled with inspirational seminars and interesting discussions.
Great possibilities to connect with potential employers and colleagues!
The University Steel Prize has grown to become a prestigious award, and winning is a great way to make your CV stand out from the crowd. If you'll need one after attending the event, that is.
Winning the prize means not only the great honor and SEK 20.000 in cash, you will also be invited to an event filled with inspirational seminars and interesting discussions. The winner of the University Steel Prize will also be able to present their application on the main stage during the event.
We have the possibility to invite up to six people to Stockholm and the ceremony, but you can apply even if your whole class has been a part of the project. We will pay for your trip to and from Stockholm and your stay in a comfortable hotel in downtown Stockholm.
Students can apply to the University Steel Prize with a design study, a production method, a concept or an upgrade of an existing product that include high-strength steel. You do not have to have a physical product: all you need is your innovative idea.
Through the years we have seen product upgrades, methods, concept and design studies that have inspired the jury and sparked further research and product development.
Take this chance to shape your future the way you want it!
Name: Linda Petersson
Title and workplace: Head of Knowledge, Service Center in Borlänge
Area of responsibility regarding the University Steel Prize: Responsible for the jury.
Who usually applies for this prize? In the past we’ve mainly seen students and doctoral candidates in the fields of Product Development and Material Science. This year we also hope to attract several contributions from other specialist areas.
Can you give some examples of applications that have been received? Previous winners have ranged from electrically- powered vehicles to the development of new quality welding methods.
What kinds of contributions are the most interesting? If I could choose, I’d really like to see new ideas in areas we’ve not seen before. I also hope that the applications are infused by a sustainability-oriented mindset.
Do you know what previous winners are currently working on? We have contact in different contexts with many of the previous winners when they’ve chosen to continue working with steel in some form.
What is the purpose of the prize? The purpose is to inspire and see opportunities to use steel as a material. Steel can play very different roles, so we’re hoping for a very diverse range of applications
Can you offer any tips to those applying this year? Don’t make the application too complicated, but inspire us with your ideas.
