▁be ▁" a ward ed ▁period ically ▁to ▁an ▁engineer ▁of ▁any ▁national ity ▁who ▁has ▁made ▁an ▁exception al ▁contribution ▁to ▁engineering ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁through ▁practice , ▁management ▁or ▁education ." ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁med als ▁was ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁Air ▁Com mod ore ▁Sir ▁Frank ▁Wh ittle . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁Prince ▁Philip ▁medal ▁is ▁awarded ▁through ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering . ▁N omin ations ▁are ▁opened ▁around ▁September ▁each ▁year . ▁C andid ates ▁can ▁be ▁from ▁any ▁national ity ▁and ▁hence ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁award . ▁Although ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁award , ▁at ▁times ▁when ▁ ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁qualified ▁candidate , ▁the ▁medal ▁is ▁not ▁awarded . ▁W inners ▁include ▁people ▁from ▁industry ▁and ▁university . ▁ ▁W inners ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁Philip ▁medal ▁were : ▁ ▁O thers ▁Another ▁different ▁medal ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Prince ▁Philip ▁medal ▁is ▁the ▁City ▁and ▁Gu ild s ▁Institute ▁of ▁London ▁Gold ▁Medal , ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁& ▁Gu ild s . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁engineering ▁awards ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : Intern ational ▁awards ▁Category : A wards ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Category : A wards ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Medal <0x0A> </s> ▁Mur ta ▁may ▁refer ▁to ▁Mur ta ▁( G eno a ), ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁out sk ir