Student Awards, Scholarships, and Fellowships

The IEEE is offering grants of US $500 for students to help with student design projects with an industry standards component.  IEEE Standards Education is also offering US $300 mini-grants for faculty members.  Examples of Industry standards:  IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LANS, IEEE 11073 Standards for Health Infomatics, National Electric Safey Code, etc.  

Deadline for next applications:  15 September 2011

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IEEE Charles LeGeyt Fortescue Fellowship: This scholarship carries a stipend of approximately US $24,000, and is awarded to a first-year graduate student obtaining their master's in electrical engineering at an engineering school of recognized standing located in the United States. 

IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Conference Travel Grants: This program offers a number of travel grants to assist IEEE Student members presenting papers at IEEE NNS (Neural Networks Society) sponsored conferences. 

IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Summer Research Grant: The program offers scholarships of US $1,000 - $4,000 for deserving graduate students who need financial support for their research during a summer period. 

IEEE Computer Society Merwin Scholarship: This scholarship recognizes and rewards active leaders in the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapters.  Up to 20 US $2,000 scholarships are available and awarded on an annual basis.  

IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society Graduate Student Fellowship: This fellowship was designed to support graduate research in the area of insulation or dielectrics.  Two US $7,500 or three US $5,000 scholarships are awarded annually.

IEEE Electron Devices Society Graduate Student Fellowship: This program promotes, recognizes, and supports graduate level study and research within EDS, with at least one fellowship awarded to students in each of the main geographic regions:  Americas, Europe/Mid-East/Africa, Asia/Pacific.

IEEE Life Members' Fellowship in Electrical History: This US $10,000 fellowship is awarded annually to a first year, full-time graduate student obtaining their Masters for work in the area of electrical engineering, at an engineering school/program of recognized standing worldwide.

IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Graduate Fellowships: This program was created to support graduate research studies in Microwave Engineering.  Fellowships are in the amount of US $5,000 each and the deadline for submission is 30 November annually.

IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Graduate Scholarship Award: This scholarship recognizes contributions to the fields of Nuclear and Plasma Sciences.  Scholarships are in the amount of US $500 and are awarded annually, with submission deadline on 31 January.

IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Fellowship Program: This fellowship program provides ten Fellowships of US $5,000 each will be awarded, based on the student membership in each of the main geographic regions:  Americas, Europe/Mid-East/Africa, Asia/Pacific. 

IEEE Photonics Society Student Travel Grant: This program provides ten grants annually of up to US $1,500 each to students to travel to Photonics Society sponsored conferences and other activities to present papers.

IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholarship Program:  This is a new program offering scholarships to students. 

IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Predoctoral Achievement Award for 2011-2012: The Solid-State Circuits Society is replacing its traditional fellowship with a new program called the Predoctoral Achievement Award.  The new program application period will begin on 1 September 2011.