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The IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award was established in November 2010. The first presentation is scheduled for 2013.
Recipient selection is administered by the Technical Field Awards Council of the IEEE Awards Board.
Sponsors: IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
Presented to: An individual, a team, or multiple recipients up to three in number
Scope: For outstanding contributions to the field of biomedical engineering
Prize: The award consists of a bronze medal, certificate, and cash honorarium.
Basis for judging: In the evaluation process, the following criteria are considered: impact on the profession and/or society; succession of significant technical or other contributions; leadership in accomplishing worthwhile goal(s); previous honors; other achievements as evidenced by publications, patents, or other evidence; and the quality of the nomination.
Nomination deadline: 31 January
Presentation: IEEE policy requires that its awards be presented at major IEEE events that are in keeping with the nature of the award and the cited achievement.