IEEE PELS Graduate Studies Fellowship and IEEE PELS John G. Kassakian Fellowship

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Up to seven fellowships are awarded to promote, recognize, and support eligible students with a Master degree or equivalent pursuing an advanced doctoral/PhD degree within the Society's fields of interest.  The purpose is to support awardees toward a stay at a foreign university or research institution.  The fellowships do not have any country or region restrictions.

One of the fellowships is awarded as the IEEE PELS John G. Kassakian Fellowship, which is named in honor of John G. Kassakian, who was the second president of the Council and the founding president of PELS.  This fellowship is reserved for the highest-ranked winner.

Eligibility:

  • Member, Graduate Student Member, or Student member of IEEE and PELS.
  • Students (full-time) with a Master's degree or equivalent pursuing an advanced doctoral/PhD degree within the Society's fields of interest.
  • Plan a stay to study at a host institution in a foreign country for 9 to 12 months.
  • Continue the studies at the home university with the same faculty advisor for the twelve months after receipt of the fellowship.

Criteria: Judgment of the recipients will be based on the nomination material, including:

  • The contextual and organizational plan for the stay.
  • Academic Performance and Educational Career of the candidate.
  • The quality and impact of the candidate's material, including the recommendation letters.

Prize Items: Up to 7 scholarships are awarded annually.  Each recipient will receive the following:

  • Certificate of recognition
  • Honorarium of USD 5,000
  • Complimentary IEEE and PELS membership for the following year
  • Reimbursement of up to USD 1,000 towards the recipient's necessary conference registration, travel, and accommodation costs incurred to attend ECCE North America

These fellowships are also funded by the Future Workforce Fund of the IEEE Foundation.

Schedule: Nomination Deadline: 31 March 2024

 

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 Past Winners

It is with great pleasure to congratulate the winners of the 2023 IEEE PELS Graduate Studies Fellowship and IEEE PELS John G. Kassakian Fellowship Winners:

Raunak Agrawal pic1 Raunak Agrawal
Australia
 
Riccardo Breda
Italy

Inhwi Hwang pic Inhwi Hwang
United States
Hanyu Liu Hanyu Liu
China
Neha Rajput Neha Rajput
India
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Daniel Zhou
United States

 

 

 


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