Graduate Student Fellowship Program
The IEEE Photonics Society established the Graduate Student Fellowship Program to provide Graduate Fellowships to outstanding Society student members pursuing graduate education within the Society field of interest (electro-optics, lasers, photonics, optics, or closely related fields). Up to ten Fellowships of $1000 each will be awarded, based on the student membership in each of the main geographical regions:
Americas - Europe/Mid-East/Africa - Asia/Pacific
Prize: Up to ten Fellowships of $1,000 each will be awarded every year.
Eligibility: Fellowship applicants must be an IEEE Photonics Society student member pursuing a graduate education within the Society field of interest. Students should normally be in their penultimate year of study at the time of application and be planning to submit their thesis on a timescale of 6 to 18 months after the application is submitted (i.e. those applying by 30 May would normally be expected to defend their thesis during the following calendar year).
Schedule: In a given year, application packages will be due at the Photonics Society Executive Office by 30 May and recipients will be notified by 30 July of the same year. The Fellowships will be presented at the Photonics Society Annual Meeting.
Award Committee: The Society Membership Committee will select the Fellowship recipients.
Fellowship Application Package Requirements:
- Cover letter to include name, address, email, IEEE member number, expected date of submission of the thesis, and a listing of any activities related to the Photonics Society, along with the names and contact information of two references.
- A one-page CV, including all degrees received and dates.
- One copy of educational transcripts.
- A 300-word statement of purpose describing the student’s research project and interests. The statement is to include the background to the project, what the student has achieved so far and how the research will be continued and developed by the student over the rest of the project
- A list of the student’s publications with the most significant paper indicated and a 100-word description of the significance of the paper.
- Two reference letters from individuals familiar with the student's research and educational credentials.
- Note that additional information and submissions over the specified word count will not be forwarded to the evaluating committee.
For more information contact: PhotonicsAwards@ieee.org
