Applying for Scholarships: Tips and Guidelines...Applying for Scholarships: Tips and Guidelines Peter Mager IEEE Computer Society Membership and Geographic Activities Board Vice Chair,

ApplyingforScholarships:TipsandGuidelines

PeterMagerIEEEComputerSocietyMembershipandGeographicActivitiesBoardViceChair,

[email protected]

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IEEEComputerSocietyStudentAwards&Scholarships▸ RichardE.Merwin StudentScholarship

• RecognizeandrewardactivestudentvolunteerleadersinIEEEstudentbranchesorComputerSocietyChapters

• Opentofulltime3rd&4thyearandgraduatestudents• 36awardsofUS$1,000

▸ UpsilonPiEpsilon(UPE)HonorSocietyAward• Raisetheimportanceofacademicachievementinourfuturecomputerprofessionals(CSmembershiprequired)

• Mostlyforgraduatestudents&seniors(3yearsoftranscriptsrequired)• 4awardsofUS$1,000

▸ LanceStaffordLarsonBestPaperAward• OpentoallstudentmembersofIEEE• 2awardsof$500:oneforundergraduates,oneforgraduates• Certificatesandsmallawardsforrunnerups

RichardE.MerwinStudentScholarship

▸ Spring2017▸ 12reviewers▸ 52applicants,18scholarships▸ Deadline:30April

▸ Fall2017▸ 10reviewers▸ 60+applications,18scholarhips▸ Deadline:30September

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IEEEComputerSocietyPastPresidentRichardE.Merwin

RichardE.MerwinStudentScholarshipCriteria▸ IEEEactivities(30%)▸ Otheractivities(10%)▸ Grades/academicachievementincludingpublications/awards(30%)▸ Letterofrecommendationfromchapter/studentbranchadvisor(20%)▸ VisionStatement(10%)▸ Moreinformationathttps://www.computer.org/web/students/merwin

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PreparingYourRichardE.MerwinScholarshipApplication

▸ BeConcise;excessivematerialdoesn’thelp▸ Visionstatement:whatyouwilldoasstudentambassador▸ SummaryofyourIEEEactivities▸ Recommendationshouldcomefromchapterorstudentbranchadvisor▸ Nomorethan2recommendationletters▸ Avoidextraneousmaterial:10pagelimit,excludingtranscripts

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RichardE.MerwinStudentScholarshipRecognition&Rewards

▸ RecognitiononComputer.organdPressRelease▸ MonetaryAward▸ Mentoring/Guidance▸ StudentAmbassador

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StudentAmbassadorMentoring▸ MerwinScholarshipWinnersbecomeStudentAmbassadorsandengageinamyriadofinnovativeactivities.▸ FormerAmbassadors&otherIEEEVolunteersserveasMentors▸ HelpsupportnewAwardees/Ambassadors&guidethemtonewIEEEactivities&otheradventures

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MentoringCommitteeheadedbyPrasanthMohanandShanuN

RichardE.MerwinStudentScholarship

▸ IEEEXtreme 24HourProgrammingCompetition—Prasanth Mohan,thisyear’sprogramchair&nowonmentoringcommittee▸ madC,mobileapplicationdevelopmentcontest—JosipBalen,founder&nowonMerwin committee▸ IEEECompute,allIndiaNewsletter▸ Newstudentchapters▸ MoreIEEEactivities▸ TheseactivitiesinturnprovidetheenvironmentfordevelopingfutureMerwin Scholarshipwinners

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NewInnovativeProgramsStartedbyStudentAmbassadors

ExamplesofMerwinStudentAmbassadorActivities:IEEEComputerSocietyIndiaSymposium(AICSIS)2017(hostedatIIIT- Allahabad)

▸ TheIEEECSIS,aflagshipeventofIEEECSIndiaSAC,wasledbyAravindhanAnbazhagan(SACChairanda2014MerwinScholar)andMeghaBen(SACSecretaryanda2016MerwinScholar)mentoredbyPrasanthMohan(formerSACChair).TheeventhelpedengagenewvolunteersfromthenorthernareainIndia.SeveralbecameMerwinscholars.

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TheIEEECSIndiaStudentActivitiesCommittee2017TeamattheIEEEComputerSocietyIndiaSymposium2017(IIIT-Allahabad)

▸ ChairedbyAravindhanAnbazhagan(2014MerwinScholar)theIEEECSIndiaSACisinstrumentalinorganizingvariousstudentactivitiesacrossIndia.▸ InthelatestApril2017cycle,5volunteersfromtheIEEECSIndiaSACTeamwentontobecomeMerwinscholars.

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IEEECompute(TheIEEECSIndiaCouncilStudentActivitiesCommitteeNewsletter)

▸ IEEEComputewasthebrainchildofMaitriVaghela(2015MerwinScholar).AhandfulofvolunteersfromIEEEComputewentontobecomeMerwinWinnersincludingAnandJ(2016),MeghaBen(2016),AbhishekIyer(2016),AshkaSoni(2017)andAbhishekP(2017).

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AllKeralaIEEECSStudentCongress2016

▸ StudentAmbassadorInitiativebyMeghaBen(duringhertenureastheSectionStudentRepresentativeatIEEECSKeralaSection)

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UpsilonPiEpsilon(UPE)

▸4awardsofUS$1,000▸Opentograduate&undergraduatestudents:3yearsoftranscriptsrequired▸MustbeIEEEComputerSocietymembers▸Criteria:

• Academicachievement(40%)• Computingrelatedextracurricularactivities(30%)• 3lettersofrecommendationcanbefromanyone(30%)

▸Lettersshouldshowinvolvementincomputingactivities&strongacademicsandprovideastrongpersonalreference(notjustregurgitateresume)▸Deadline:31October▸Moreinformationathttps://www.computer.org/web/students/upe

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PreparingYourUPEApplication

▸ Coverletter▸ Minimumof3yearsacademictranscriptswithaGPAof3.0(outof4.0)orhigher▸ 3lettersofrecommendation▸ Descriptionofextracurricularactivitiesrelatedtocomputing

WinnersofRichardE.MerwinStudentScholarshiporUPE

withinlast11/2yearsineligible

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UPERecognitionandRewards

▸ RecognitiononComputer.organdPressRelease▸ MonetaryAward▸ CertificateofCommendation▸ PeriodicalSubscription

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LanceStaffordLarsonBestPaperAward

▸ EndowedbyagrantfromtheLarsonfamily(includingIEEEpastpresidentRobertLarson)in1983tomemorializeLanceLarsonwhodiedinanelectricalaccidentwhileanundergraduateattheUniversityofMaryland▸ Todevelopexcellenceincommunicationskills&achievementinComputerScience▸ Expandedthisyeartoattractmoreinterest

- 2awardsthisyearinsteadofone- Morerecognitionofrunnerups- OpentoallIEEEstudentmembers- Nowacceptcoauthoredpapers

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LanceStaffordLarsonBestPaperAward

▸ 2awards:oneforundergraduates,oneforgraduatestudents($500each)▸ Runnersupreceiveacertificateofcommendation▸ Allowmultipleauthors;prizedividedamongstudentauthors▸ AllIEEEstudentmemberseligibletocompete▸ Deadline:31October▸ Moreinformationathttps://www.computer.org/web/students/larson

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PuttingTogetherYourBestPaperSubmission

▸ PDFfileofyourpaper▸ Descriptionofwhyit’sworthyoftheaward▸ Descriptionofwhereitwaspresentedorpublished▸ Paperneedstohavebeenpublishedorpresentedwithinlastyear▸ Inthecaseofmultipleauthors,descriptionofwhocontributedwhat▸ Coverletter

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Acknowledgements

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MerwinCommitteeEdwardAddy(chairofspring2017reviewcommittee),AdelAlimi(vicechairofARC),JosipBalen(chairoffall2017reviewcommittee),Nursuriati(Liza)Jamil,ChenLiu,Bamidle('Dele')Oluwade,WaelOuarda,DonnaRoper,ShanuN,KSubramanian,MiniUlanat,MuratUzman,MichaelViron,andFakhrulYusoff

UpsilonPiEpsilon(UPE)CommitteeJosipBalen,ChenLiu,WenbinLuo,andHimanshuThapliyal(chair)

LarsonCommitteeSriniDevadas,DavidPadua,MarcoDomenicoSantambrogio(chair),GuySteele,andStefanoZanero

StudentAmbassadorMentoringCommittee

PrasanthMohanandShanuN

StaffSupport

EricBerkowitzandKerryCosby

Summary▸ RichardE.MerwinScholarship

- Deadline(s):30April&30September- Thirty-six(36)$1,000awardsforthefullcycle- https://www.computer.org/web/students/merwin

▸ UpsilonPiEpsilonHonorSociety- Deadline:31October- Four(4)$1,000awards- https://www.computer.org/web/students/upe

▸ LanceStaffordLarsonBestpaperAward- Deadline:31October- Two(2)$500awards- https://www.computer.org/web/students/larson

▸For questions after the date of this webinar, please email [email protected]

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