Each year, prizes are awarded to Civil Engineering graduates. A student can only apply for a maximum of 2 prizes awarded by a jury.
Please note that some prizes require registration.
The application deadlines are set at the end of the master projects and no later than July, 31st.
Prizes awarded by the Civil Engineering Section
| PRIZE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| IIC This prize is intended to reward up to two students from the Civil Engineering section who have obtained a grade equal to or higher than 5.5 for their master of project, when co-supervised by either one laboratory or preferably by two separate laboratories affiliated to the Institute of Civil Engineering – IIC. Amount: CHF 1’000.- pour chaque étudiant·e. Regulation and application | All fields |
| SIA Vaud One of the prizes rewards a master project (PDM) of excellence in the field of civil engineering and in the field of environmental engineering. One of the prizes rewards the best average in a master’s degree of the ENAC faculty (excluding architecture). Montant: CHF 1’000.- pour le prix PDM et CHF 500.- pour le prix de la meilleure moyenne Regulation and application | All fields |
| Alfred Stucky This prize is intended to reward the excellence of a Master’s project in Civil Engineering distinguished by its originality and practical feasibility. Amount: CHF 3’000.- Regulation and application | All fields |
| UPIAV This award recognizes the best average in block 2 of the master’s degree in the civil engineering section. Amount: CHF 1’000.- Regulation and application | All fields |
| biol conseils (Groupe sdplus) Intended to reward an innovative and pragmatic Master’s project that provides a response to environmental or climate issues. Amount: CHF 1’985.- Regulation and application | All fields |
| sd ingénierie (Groupe sdplus) Intended to reward an innovative and pragmatic Master’s project that provides a response to sustainable construction. Amount: CHF 1’955.- Regulation and application | All fields |
| CITEC This prize is awarded to a student of the EPFL Master in Civil Engineering who has demonstrated excellence in a master project in the field of transportation or mobility. Amount: 1’500.- Regulation and application | Transport and Mobility |
| SARADA M. ET RAJU A. VINNAKOTA This prize is awarded to a graduate student of EPFL who has demonstrated excellence at the Master’s level in civil engineering, with a specialization in structural engineering. Amount: CHF 1’000.- Regulation and application | Structural Engineering |
| SGEB The prize is awarded to a Master’s Project in the field of Seismic Engineering or Structural Dynamics. Candidates are nominated by the supervisor of their Master’s project. Amount: CHF 2’000.- Regulation and application | Structural Engineering |
| IM Maggia Engineering SA This prize is awarded to a master’s project developing the following activities: hydroelectric developments, tunnels and underground structures. No registration required. Candidates are proposed by their professors. The prize is normally awarded every year. No registration required. Amount: CHF 2’000.- (4’000.- including ETHZ) Regulation and application | Geotechnics, hydraulics & energy |
| PEGURRI (Cycle Bachelor) This prize is awarded to the student who has obtained the best average in the Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (2nd and 3rd year of training). No registration. Amount: CHF 6’000.- in 2 remittance over 2 years, provided that the Master’s degree is completed at EPFL, Civil Engineering Section Information | All fields |
Prix toutes Sections EPFL
Voir page Prix aux étudiantes et étudiants Master
External prizes (not managed by CE Section)
| PRIX | REGLEMENT/CANDIDATURE |
|---|---|
| ARPEA Each year, ARPEA awards prizes for an outstanding bachelor’s thesis carried out among the Hautes Écoles Spécialisées de la HES-SO (HES) in French-speaking Switzerland (HEIA-FR, HEIG-VD, HEPIA-GE, etc.), and prizes for an outstanding master’s thesis carried out among the Hautes Écoles in French-speaking Switzerland (HES-SO, EPFL, UNIFR, UNIGE, UNIL, UNINE), in one of the Association’s fields of activity (see art. 2). The prizes are reserved for works dealing with one or more themes directly related to the objectives and activities of ARPEA, in particular Water protection Protection of the air Protection of the natural environment Soil protection Remediation of contaminated sites Waste management Sustainable development Renewable energy in relation to environmental protection | ARPEA Prize regulation – François Lancoud |
| DURABILIS The Durabilis prize, launched in March 2007 by EPFL and extended to UNIL in the autumn of the same year, rewards student projects presenting an approach integrating the dimensions of sustainable development, namely: the environment, society and the economy. The Durabilis prize is supported by the Vice Presidency for Responsible Transformation (VPT), by the University of Lausanne management, as well as by the commune of St-Sulpice. Amount: Master’s thesis or Master’s project: CHF 1’000.- per winner Other Bachelor’s or Master’s work: CHF 500.- per winner | Durabilis Prize – Regulation |
| ASCE-Swiss In support of innovative research in the domain of Civil Engineering, the ASCE Switzerland International Group has established the ASCE-Swiss Prize in recognition of exceptional Master theses, which combine scientific advances with application areas of practical relevance in the domain of Civil Engineering. This is a Swiss-wide award, awarded annually to a winner from a pool of candidates across all Swiss Institutions that offer an MSc degree in Civil Engineering. | ASCE Prize – Regulation |
| SwissDams Prize (CSB) The Swiss Committee on Dams (SwissDams) awards a prize for outstanding Master’s theses related to the topic of dams. The prize is awarded annually at the General Assembly of the Committee (usually in spring) and goes to the author of a Master’s thesis written at a Swiss institution of higher education (ETH, university or university of applied sciences) on topics related to dams. Modalities for application Applications must reach to the SwissDams secretariat by October 31, 2024 at the latest by e-mail to the following address: [email protected]. Amount : CHF 2’000.- | CSB Prize – Regulation |
List of Civil Engineering Prizes
IIC Prize
This prize is intended to reward up to two students from the Civil Engineering section who have obtained a grade equal to or higher than 5.5 for their master of project, when co-supervised by either one laboratory or preferably by two separate laboratories affiliated to the Institute of Civil Engineering – IIC. A jury deliberates on the basis of the results transmitted by the section of Civil Engineering at the end of the academic year.
No appeal is possible. This award is presented by the section during the graduation ceremony.
Amount: CHF 1,000.-
At the end of the semester of his/her Master Project (PDM), the candidate must send by e-mail to the Secretariat of the Civil Engineering Section [email protected]:
- A pdf copy of the motivation letter, prepared by the candidate
- A pdf copy of the support letter, prepared by the person responsible for the PDM
Winners:
2024: TIREFORD Nicolas
2023 : NAFTALSKI, Jean Vincent Daniel
2022 : CANOMERAS, Elena– STIRNIMANN, Michael
2020 : MONNERON, Armand
SIA Vaud Prize
This award includes 2 prizes:
- One of the prizes rewards the best average in a master’s degree of the ENAC faculty (excluding architecture).
- One of the prizes rewards a master project (PDM) of excellence in the field of civil engineering and in the field of environmental engineering. Candidates for the prize are proposed to the SIA Vaud by the master project directors concerned, with the consent of the student. The master project must have obtained a grade of at least 5.5 and stand out for its original, innovative and pragmatic character with regard to the constraints related to sustainable development.
Amounts : CHF 1,000.- for the PDM prize and CHF 500.- for the prize for the best average
Application:
At the end of the semester of his/her master project (PDM), the person in charge of the PDM must send by e-mail to the Secretariat of the Civil Engineering Section [email protected]:
- PDF copy of the cover letter, prepared by the applicant
- PDF copy of the letter of support, prepared by the person responsible for the PDM
Winners:
2024: NAJID Ghita (meilleur PdM) et KLOK Jonas (meilleure moyenne)
2023: ABI YOUNES, Gaëlle
2022 : LOISEL, Jolan
2020 : YACOUBA, Bally
STUCKY Prize
This prize was created by the former students of Professor Alfred Stucky in 1947. The STUCKY SA office, active in the fields of dams, water and energy, wished to revalorize this prize by associating itself with it.
The project must satisfy two criteria:
Originality: innovative personal work, new ideas or methods, novelty of the solution, original research outside the normal framework of studies.
Feasibility: economically realistic work, practically useful and leading to concrete results for the engineer, his profession, his knowledge, the practice, the standards, etc., for example: construction on plans allowing to envisage the practical realization, experimental assembly which functions, numerical or theoretical experimental method leading to results usable by the engineer.
Amount: CHF 3,000.-
Regulation Stucky Award
Application :
A candidate can only apply for a maximum of two prizes awarded by a jury. He/she must send to the secretariat of the Civil Engineering section in electronic format :
- a letter of application countersigned by the responsible master who certifies that the work corresponds to the spirit and the rules of the prize
- the project in .pdf format
- immediately after the oral examination, a personal assessment of the project (one page maximum) with a mention of the grade obtained must be submitted to the Academic Service by the responsible teacher.
Winners:
2024: MEIER, Jan
2023 : NAFTALSKI, Jean Vincent Daniel
2021 : VAN MOL, Romain
2020 : SEYFEDDINE, Mona
UPIAV Prize (Union Patronale des Ingénieurs et Architectes Vaudois)
This award recognizes the best average in block 2 of the master’s degree in the civil engineering section.
Amount: CHF 1,000.-
Application:
No documents required.
Winners:
2024: HANSEN, Zachary Wilder
2022 : KEMPTER, Nathan
2020 : NICOLET, Adrien
Biol conseils prize(Groupe sdplus)
The Prize is awarded to graduates who have obtained a MASTER degree from the ENAC Faculty of EPFL in the GC or SlE sections. . It is intended to reward an innovative and pragmatic Master’s project that provides a response to environmental or climate issues.
Amount: CHF 1’985.-
Regulation biol conseils prize
Application:
To be considered as excellent, the Master’s project must have obtained a grade of at least 5.50 and stand out as original, innovative and pragmatic in terms of the constraints associated with sustainable development. The candidate will be invited by the biol conseils prize jury to present his/her master’s project in a fifteen-minute presentation.
Lauréat·es :
2024: –
Sd ingénierie prize (Groupe sdplus)
The prize is awarded to graduates who have obtained a MASTER degree from the ENAC Faculty of EPFL in the GC or SlE sections. It is intended to reward an innovative and pragmatic Master’s project that provides a response to sustainable construction.
Amount: CHF 1’955.-
Candidature :
To be considered as excellent, the Master’s project must have obtained a grade of at least 5.50 and stand out as original, innovative and pragmatic in terms of the constraints associated with sustainable development. The candidate will be invited by the biol conseils prize jury to present his/her master’s project in a fifteen-minute presentation.
Winners:
2024: KLOK Jonas
PEGURRI Prize (Bachelor Cycle)
This prize is awarded to the student who has obtained the best average in the Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (2nd and 3rd year of training).
The following conditions are required:
- The successful candidate is doing his or her EPFL Master’s degree in Civil Engineering
- The successful candidate has not already been awarded an EPFL Excellence Scholarship for the Master’s programme.
The Pegurri Fund aims to help one or more students in Civil Engineering at EPFL. It was created by Mrs. Pegurri in memory of her father, Jean Pegurri, a civil engineer graduated from Lausanne.
Amount : CHF 6,000.- in 2 remittance over 2 years.
Application:
No application needed.
Winners :
2024: –
2023: CHALLANDES, Oreste
2022 : DE ALMEIDA SOUSA, Diogo
2021 : TIREFORD, Nicolas
2020 : GUILLAUMAT, Florian
CITEC Prize
This prize is awarded to a student of the EPFL Master in Civil Engineering who has demonstrated excellence in a master project in the field of transportation or mobility.
Amount : CHF 1,500.-
Postulation:
At the end of the semester of his/her Master Project (PDM), the candidate must send by e-mail to the Secretariat of the Civil Engineering Section [email protected]:
- A pdf copy of the motivation letter, prepared by the candidate
- A pdf copy of the support letter, prepared by the person responsible for the PDM
- CITEC Form
Winners:
2024: SALIBA, Nicolas
2023: ABI YOUNES, Gaëlle
2022 : RICHTER, Nicolas
2021 : EPALADER CLAPES, Jasso
SARADA M. ET RAJU A. VINNAKOTA Prize
This prize is awarded to a graduate student of EPFL who has demonstrated excellence at the Master’s level in civil engineering, with a specialization in structural engineering.
Each candidate must provide:
- A letter of motivation from the candidate (1 page) which is an integral part of the selection criteria by the jury.
- A complete report card for the master’s program.
- An executive summary (5 to 10 pages maximum in English).
- A poster of the project.
- A letter from the master thesis director, sent directly to the secretariat of the Civil Engineering Section, attesting that the work corresponds to the spirit and rules of the prize.
The whole is to be given to the secretariat of the Civil Engineering section.
Amount : CHF 1,000.-
Regulation Sarada M. and Raju A. Vinnakota Award
At the end of the semester of his/her Master Project (PDM), the candidate must send by e-mail to the Secretariat of the Civil Engineering Section [email protected]:
- A pdf copy of the motivation letter, prepared by the candidate
- A pdf copy of the support letter, prepared by the person responsible for the PDM
Winners:
2024: KLOK Jonas
2023: MENOUD, Ludivine
2022 : KEMPTER, Nathan
2020 : DEDERICHS, Anno
SGEB Prize
The award is given to a Master’s Project in the field of seismic engineering or structural dynamics. Candidates are nominated by the supervisor of their Master’s Project.
Amount : CHF 2,000.-
At the end of the semester of his/her Master Project (PDM), the candidate must send by e-mail to the Secretariat of the Civil Engineering Section [email protected]:
- A pdf copy of the motivation letter, prepared by the candidate
- A pdf copy of the support letter, prepared by the person responsible for the PDM
Winners:
2024: HEITMANN, Caroline
2023 : LUU, Hanh Nguyen Joëlle et ABDELJALIL Saâd
2022 : KEMPTER Nathan et MAILLARD Thibault
2021 : MAESTRANI Riccardo
IM Maggia Engineering SA Prize
This prize is awarded to a master project developing the following activities: hydroelectric schemes, tunnels and underground structures. Candidates are proposed by the professors. Normally the prize is awarded annually.
No registration required.
Amount : CHF 2,000.- (CHF 4,000.- including the ETH Zurich)
At the end of the semester of his/her Master Project (PDM), the candidate must send by e-mail to the Secretariat of the Civil Engineering Section [email protected]:
- A pdf copy of the motivation letter, prepared by the candidate
- A pdf copy of the support letter, prepared by the person responsible for the PDM
Winners:
2024: DE ALMEIDA SOUSA, Diogo
2022 : LEIGLON, Romain
2021 : LAMBERTI, David