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Description

The scholarship recognizes students pursuing their first professional degree in any engineering discipline.

Prize

Up to two prizes consisting of $5,000 and a certificate.

Funding

This award is funded by the IEEE Systems Council.

Presentation

The award will be presented a conference sponsored by the IEEE Systems Council or one of the Council’s member societies.

Basis for Judging

Evaluations will be based on the application and stated financial need. The application shall include an essay on why these fields of study are important and how the applicant could have impact in these fields. At least three letters of recommendation shall be provided, two of which shall be from current or former university professors who taught the applicant or know him the applicant personally.

Eligibility

IEEE student members pursuing their first professional degree in engineering from an accredited university and a cumulative Grade Point Average GPA of 2.8 (out of 4) or above, or equivalent measure of academic performance where GPA is not utilized. No immediate family members of current members of the IEEE Board of Directors, the Systems Council Governing Board, the IEE Systems Council Scholarship Committee, or IEEE staff may be candidates, nominate, or endorse candidates for this Scholarship.

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulation established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.

Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.)

Nomination Deadline
1 January

2024

Recipient(s)
Country
IND
Affiliation
NSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
IEEE Region
Region 10 (Asia and Pacific)
Email
Recipient(s)
Country
IND
Personal Gender Pronouns
(she/her)
Affiliation
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology
IEEE Region
Region 10 (Asia and Pacific)
Email

2023

Recipient(s)
Country
NGA
Affiliation
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY
IEEE Region
Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)
Email

2021

Recipient(s)

2019

Recipient(s)
Affiliation
St. Joseph's College of Engineering

2017

Recipient(s)
Country
IND
Affiliation
Indira Gandhi Deli Technical University for Women
IEEE Region
Region 10 (Asia and Pacific)