Masters Student Fellowship

*2013 Deadline Extended to May 15* 

Description: One-year fellowships awarded to promote, recognize, and support graduate Masters level study and research within the Electron Devices Society’s field of interest.

Three fellowships will be awarded each year, with the intention of at least one fellowship being given to eligible students in each of the following geographical regions: Americas, Europe/Mid-East/Africa, Asia & Pacific.  Only one candidate can win per educational institution.

Prize: US$2,000 and a plaque to the student, to be presented by the Dean or Department head of the student’s enrolled graduate program.

Eligibility: Candidate must: be an IEEE EDS student member at the time of nomination; be accepted into a graduate program or within the first year of study in a graduate program in an EDS field of interest on a full-time basis; and continue his/her studies at a graduate education institution. Nominator must be an IEEE EDS member and preferably be serving as the candidate’s mentor or faculty advisor. Previous award winners are ineligible.

Basis for Judging: Demonstration of his/her significant ability to perform research in the fields of electron devices and proven history of academic excellence in engineering and/or physics as well as involved in undergraduate research and/or supervised project.

Nomination Package:

• Online application form
• Nominating letter by an EDS member who served as candidate’s mentor or faculty advisor.
•  Two-page (maximum) statement by the student describing his or her education and research interests, accomplishments and graduation date. This can include undergraduate, graduate and summer internship research work.
• One-page biographical sketch of the student (including student's mailing address and e-mail address)
• One copy of the student’s transcripts/grades
• A letter of recommendation from an individual familiar with the student’s research and educational credentials. Letters of recommendation cannot be from the nominator.

Timetable:

• Complete nomination packages are due at the EDS Executive Office no later than May 15, 2013
• Recipients will be notified by June 15, 2013
• Monetary awards will be presented by the Dean or Department Chair of the recipient's graduate program at the beginning of the next academic term.
• Nomination packages can be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail, but a hard copy of the complete package must be received at the EDS Office by the deadline.

Send completed package to:

IEEE Operations Center
EDS Executive Office
EDS Masters Student Fellowship Program
445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA

For more information contact: edsfellowship@ieee.org

 

 

 

Although the IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) is pleased to invite all individuals and groups in the OFAC embargoed countries to submit nominations for IEEE EDS Awards, the IEEE EDS cannot provide any award monies to members from such countries at this time.