IEEE Computer Society offers $40,000 in student scholarships to recognize and reward active student volunteer leaders in IEEE Student Branches or IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapters who show promise in their academic and professional efforts. Students are eligible for up to US $1,000.
Winners will serve as IEEE Computer Society Student Ambassadors. Duties will include collecting and disseminating information to student branches or student branch chapters in their region and serving as a liaison between the IEEE Computer Society leadership and student members in their region.
Application deadlines: 30 April and 30 September of each year.
Undergraduate and graduate students in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a well-defined computer related field of engineering who are active members of the Computer Society. Undergraduate students must be in the final two years of an undergraduate program.
IEEE Computer Society membership for at least three (3) months prior to the application deadline is required. Students applying should have a minimum one year in which to complete their degree, or be considering or enrolled to immediately start further study upon completion.
Applicants are required to have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 / 4.0 (or exam marks of at least 60%), and be a full-time student as defined by his or her academic institution during the course of the award. Recipients of the Computer Society’s Richard Merwin or UPE/CS award for the previous year (13 months) are not eligible.