Number of Awards in Recognition of a Given
Achievement. Normally, an individual
shall receive only one honor in
recognition of a given achievement, unless the
significance of the achievement is such
as to merit subsequently a higher award.
A higher award may be given in the following
year or thereafter.
Posthumous Awards. Posthumous
awards shall be made only when knowledge of the
awardee's death is received after
announcement of the recipient. Nominations of
known deceased persons shall not receive consideration.
Frequency of Award
Presentation. Even
though an award may be specified as being given
annually, it shall be awarded only when,
in the judgment of the sponsoring IEEE
organizational unit, suitable candidates are available.
Medals to Non-IEEE Members. It
is preferred that recipients of the IEEE
Medal of Honor and IEEE Medals shall be
members of IEEE. However, the IEEE Board of
Directors may approve the presentation
to a non-member upon the recommendation of the
IEEE Awards Board.
Medal Administration. Any new or revised
IEEE Medal shall be administered only by the
Awards Board, and these shall be
presented in the name of the IEEE Board of Directors.
Use of Word
“Medal”. For any
new and revised award below those
presented in the name of the IEEE Board
of Directors, the word "medal" shall not be part
of the official title or designation. A
medal may be included as a part of the
award, however, it may not be gold.
Staff Ineligibility. With the
exception of the IEEE staff award as specified
in Policy Section 4.8.G, Members of the
IEEE staff shall not be eligible as candidates
for any award covered by these Policies.
Eligibility and Process
Limitations. No person shall
receive an award, who, at any stage of the
recipient-selection process for that award, is
eligible to vote on whom shall receive
that award and such person shall not be the
nominator or a reference for a
nomination of a candidate for such award.
This conflict of interest
limitation shall apply to all awards given by
the IEEE or any of its organizational
units except in the case of time-limited
awards. Time-limited awards are those
where the candidate is only eligible for
the award during a limited and
pre-defined period (for example, a Paper of the
Year Award). If the candidate
serves on a committee that evaluates candidates
for a time-limited award, this
individual shall recuse himself or herself
from any discussion, voting or selection of all
candidates for this award. The
recusal shall be clearly recorded in the minutes
of the meeting.
No member of the Board of
Directors, the Awards Board, or IEEE staff
and no candidate for an Assembly- or
member-elected office in the year of
nomination of any award recipient shall act as a
sponsor or reference for any nomination
for which the Awards Board is responsible,
if such member or candidate, as the case may be,
occupies any such positions on the date
of submission of the nomination or reference form.
Cash Awards to Companies or
Organizations. Awards are to be
given in recognition of excellence. It
is not appropriate to present an award with cash
value to a company or organization in
recognition of the support given to IEEE activities.
Student Recognition
Purpose. Any student
recognition and support activity by an IEEE
Organizational Unit shall be for the
direct benefit or perpetuation of the aims and
objectives of that Organizational Unit and the IEEE.
IEEE Scholarship
Purposes. IEEE
scholarships shall be designed to accomplish
specific purposes not already covered by
other agencies, as, for example, scholarships
designed to promote study in a particular field
which is being neglected, etc.
Funds derived from IEEE and
Society member dues and fees, and
organizational unit rebates shall not be used
for scholarships, fellowships and other
education awards.
Awards Not Requiring
Approval. IEEE Awards Board
approval is not required for the
establishment of "informal" or customary
recognitions not carrying honoraria,
such as certificates of appreciation, Committee
Chair's certificates, Section Chair's
certificates, Society President's pins,
etc.
