VDI - Association of German Engineers: VDI International Bionic-Award 2014

The award in amount of €10,000 is endowed to support research and development oriented towards practical application and innovation by young scientists (age < 40) in the field of bionics. The prize will be awarded for an outstanding work by a team of young scientists/researcher, for example for the development of bionic product or for a doctoral thesis/post doctoral thesis. The work needs to be completed within the last two years before the deadline for submission of papers.
http://www.vdi.eu/media-services/article/wanted-new-ideas-in-biomimetics/