The Alfred Noble Prize is an award presented by the combined engineering societies of the United States , given each year to a person not over thirty - five for a paper published in one of the journals of the participating societies .
The Alfred Noble Prize is an award presented by the American Society of Civil Engineers and funded by combined engineering societies of the United States . 
 It is awarded annually to a person not over thirty - five for a technical paper of exceptional merit paper published in one of the journals of the participating societies .