The Prince Philip Medal is named after Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who was the Senior Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE).

In 1989 Prince Philip agreed to the commissioning of solid gold medals to be "awarded periodically to an engineer of any nationality who has made an exceptional contribution to engineering as a whole through practice, management or education.

"[2] The first of these medals was awarded in 1991 to Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle.

The Prince Philip medal is awarded through the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Winners include people from industry and university.