Entries now open!
The IHEEM Innovation in Wellbeing & Healthcare Engineering Award celebrates young people’s dedication to improving the physical health and wellbeing of society. This project could be a piece of research and investigative work, an innovative design or new way to use technology.
Good health and wellbeing are crucial everywhere! Whether your project is focused on helping a relative or friend manage their daily health needs, or is a national or global vision, we want to know your ideas!
What we’re looking for
Projects that may be considered for this award include:
- Innovation in diagnostics and medicine/treatments
- Advancement in healthcare services
- Supporting people with their day-to-day wellbeing
- Anything that positively impacts all healthcare visitors across the full range of healthcare environments. Including, but not limited to, GP surgeries, those within local health programmes, NHS properties such as acute, mental health facilities etc.
What you could win
The winner of the IHEEM Special Award will receive a trophy and £500.
Who can take part
The IHEEM Award is open to individual and group entries of all ages.
Enter The Big Bang Competition
The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition is free, and is open to young people in the UK aged 11 to 18 in state-funded secondary education, who are home educated or who enter as part of a community group.
Competitors can only enter one project, either on their own or as part of a team.
The deadline to submit your project is Wednesday 4 March 2026.
