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Description

The scholarship recognizes students pursuing studies in Electrical Engineering and Systems Engineering.

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Prize

Graduate Student: Single Annual Award of $10,000 and a certificate; Undergraduate Student: Two Annual Awards of $10,000 and a certificate. Funds will be paid to the school on behalf of the student. Please be aware that should you be chosen as the recipient, the funds will be transferred directly to your institution or university and not to your personal bank account. 

 

Funding

Funded by the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society.

Presentation

The award will be presented at an AESS-sponsored conference. Travel assistance for the recipient to attend an awards ceremony is not provided.

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 3 letters of recommendation shall be provided, two of which shall be from current or former university professors who taught the applicant or know him or her personally.

Eligibility

IEEE student members studying electrical/electronics engineering at the undergraduate level or first professional degree, and systems engineering at the graduate level, from an accredited university, with no other scholarships and a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 (7.5 in select countries) or above.

Nomination Deadline
1 December
Application Details

For questions, please contact the VP Education.

2024

Recipient(s)
Country
NGA
Personal Gender Pronouns
(he/him)
Affiliation
Obafemi Awolowo University
IEEE Region
Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)
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Citation

Undergraduate

Recipient(s)
Country
TUN
Affiliation
Higher Institute of Informatics and Mathematics of Monastir
IEEE Region
Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)
Email
Website
Citation

Graduate

Recipient(s)
Country
NGA
Personal Gender Pronouns
(he/him)
Affiliation
Obafemi Awolowo University
IEEE Region
Region 8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)
Email
Website
Citation

Undergraduate

2023

Recipient(s)
Country
IND
Affiliation
Kumaraguru College of Technology
IEEE Region
Region 10 (Asia and Pacific)
Citation

Undergrad

Recipient(s)
Country
USA
Affiliation
Arizona State University
IEEE Region
Region 6 (Western U.S.)
Citation

Undergraduate

Recipient(s)
Country
USA
Affiliation
Ohio University
IEEE Region
Region 4 (Central U.S.)
Citation

Graduate

2022

Recipient(s)
Country
USA
Title

Merek Pipes

Affiliation
Union College
IEEE Region
Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.)
Email
Citation

Graduate

Recipient(s)
Country
USA
Affiliation
DeVry University
IEEE Region
Region 4 (Central U.S.)
Citation

Undergraduate

2021

Recipient(s)
Country
USA
Title

Alex Towfigh

Affiliation
University of California in San Diego
IEEE Region
Region 6 (Western U.S.)
Citation

Undergraduate

Recipient(s)
Country
USA
Affiliation
University of Virginia
IEEE Region
Region 3 (Southeastern U.S.)
Citation

Graduate

2020

Recipient(s)
Country
USA
Title

Eric Kapilik

Affiliation
University of Manitoba
IEEE Region
Region 4 (Central U.S.)
Citation

Undergraduate

Recipient(s)
Country
USA
Affiliation
Colorado State University
IEEE Region
Region 5 (Southwestern U.S.)
Citation

Graduate