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ApplyingforScholarships:TipsandGuidelines
PeterMagerIEEEComputerSocietyMembershipandGeographicActivitiesBoardViceChair,
7September2017
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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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