President Jan Lewis presents one of the Institute's awardsThe Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining awards numerous medals and prizes to recognise achievement within the profession and for published work, as well as a range of student and technician prizes.

Grants and fellowships for research and travel are also available.

This section of the website also includes details of awards and prizes offered by other organisations in the materials, minerals and mining fields, as well as competitions run by both the Institute and other bodies.

Starpack awards for packaging innovation

The Starpack Awards scheme has been running since 1960, and is the premier UK annual award scheme recognising innovation in packaging design and technology. Starpack constitute the UK packaging industry’s most prestigious awards, aiming to help raise packaging standards in the UK by rewarding and encouraging creativity. They are considered an integral part of the packaging industry, and the culmination of the Awards at the annual Packaging Industry Dinner is a highlight of the packaging industry calendar. Awards are presented to schools and students as well as companies.