Guidelines for Applicants of IEEE Fellowships

The Life Members Graduate Study Fellowship in Electrical Engineering was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in February 2000. The fellowship is administered by the IEEE Awards Board, and is financed by the IEEE Life Members Fund.

The 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. The award carries a stipend of $10,000 per year. The stipend will be paid directly to the college/university at which the recipient will pursue full-time graduate study. The college/university will be asked to disburse the funds, on behalf of the recipient. However, any unused portion can be returned to the recipient along with the necessary documentation for tax-reporting purposes.

The fellowship could be renewable for a second year, based on the recipient's satisfactory progress in the graduate program. Therefore, two overlapping fellowships could be awarded in a given year. The recipient will be notified by mid February.

To be eligible, the applicant must have majored in the field of electrical engineering and have received a Bachelor's Degree from an engineering college of recognized standing worldwide.

The recipient of this fellowship may hold or receive other fellowships for the same academic year. Earnings for work which is directly related to the graduate study is also allowed. These fellowships may be supplemented by the graduate institution with other fellowship, assistantship or tuition scholarship support in accordance with their internal guidelines for total support. The recipient must pursue full-time graduate work in electrical engineering. Evidence of satisfactory academic performance is required midway in the academic year in order for the recipient to continue under the fellowship.

Applicants are required to submit certified transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. Three letters of recommendation from college/university professors who are familiar with the applicant's work also are required.

The complete application must reach the IEEE no later than 15 November; letters of recommendation must also arrive by this same date.

* In the event the college is conducting a combined B.S. and M.S. degree program, the student in the penultimate year would be eligible for the award which would apply in the final year of the program.

Application guidelines

• Complete the entire application form.
  

• Submit certified transcripts from all colleges/universities attended.
  

• Provide Letters of Recommendation from three college/university professors who are familiar with your work. The complete name, title, and address of the reference must be clearly noted on the letter. Letter of recommendation should address the following areas:

-the applicant's ability to perform graduate work

-originality and creativity

-character, diligence and social responsibility

-ability to lead

-ability to communicate

-where the reference would rank the applicant among
students he/she has known in this field in recent years.

Submit all required materials by 15 November to:

IEEE Awards Activities
445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331
732.562.3844 (tel)
732.981.9019 (fax)

awards@ieee.org (email)