Young Engineers Travel Grant Program Applications Due
Industry Application Society is extending the IAS Anniversary Travel Grant for Young Engineers to the I & CPS 2016 Technical Conference – May 1-5, 2016, Detroit-Windsor. Please go to the Conference Web Site (http://sites.ieee.org/icps2016) for more information.
Submissions must be received by April 6, 2016.
Details on how to apply to the Program can be found on the I&CPS 2016 Web site (This program is sponsored by the Industry Applications Society (IAS) of IEEE.
Program Details:
The Travel Grant Program will support up to seven (7) Young Engineers to attend the I&CPS 2016 Technical Conference in Detroit-Windsor.
Expenses, up to $1000vUSD per recipient, will be reimbursed after the Conference, upon submission of an expense report with supporting receipts.
Successful applicants will be notified by email, by April 15, 2016.
Program Eligibility:
Must be an higher-grade IEEE member (all grades except Student) in good standing, at the date of application.
Must be an IAS member in good standing, at the date of application.
Must have graduated from a 4-year (or more) college-/university-level undergraduate or graduate program after Jan 1, 2011.
Program Selection Criteria:
Applications will be evaluated on the following basis:
Understanding of I&CPS Activities including the development and revision of Industry. Recommended Practices, Standards and understanding of IAS Activities in general.
Commitment to participate in I&CPS 2016 conference activities.
Encourage diversity: i.e. preference will be given to candidates from different work locations, different industries and institutions and different cities.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted. All applications must include the following:
Applicant’s Full Name, Home Address, Contact Information (including email address), Company Affiliation, and IEEE Membership Number.
Date and university/school of graduation as well as degree awarded.
A statement (maximum 300 words) explaining:
a) why the applicant is interested in attending I&CPS 2016.
b) what the candidate knows about IAS and I&CPS and their activities.
c) how the applicant would benefit from the travel grant.
In addition to IEEE membership, are you also an IAS member?
Daytime phone number.
Applications must be submitted to David Mindham at dmindham@itctransco.com, and shall be received no later than April 6, 2016, 6pm Eastern Time.
