IEEE New Initiatives Forms

Any IEEE member, volunteer or IEEE organizational unit can use this form to submit a new initiative proposal to the IEEE New Initiatives Committee (NIC). IEEE staff groups require a volunteer in the operational unit as a co-sponsor. Minimum funding is US $100,000 for the first year.

A new initiative proposal will identify potential new products, programs, and services that will provide significant benefit to IEEE members, customers, the technical community, or the public, and which promises to have a lasting impact on the IEEE.

Initiatives are of strategic importance and must demonstrate a clear benefit to the IEEE. The process allows submission of a proposal at any time during the year.

Download IEEE New Initiatives Submission Proposal Form (DOC, 229 KB) 

The Seed Grant Process (SGP) is designed for potentially small scale and/or high risk proposals where relatively small (up to US $25,000) amounts of funding are required to get started. An SGP proposal may be used as a precursor demonstration for an RSP submission.

The SGP funds risky and innovative projects where relatively small amounts of funding are required. funding for seed projects is limited to projects that require funding of US$25,000 or less. Seed grants must also demonstrate a clear benefit to IEEE, its members, customers, the technical community, and/or the public. Projects may be self contained or, if successful, may serve as a demonstration of feasibility for a subsequent proposal for a higher-level of funding through the New Initiatives Process.

Download IEEE Seed Grant Proposal Form (DOC, 69 KB)

Last updated: 17 March 2008