The Institute's webpage has application materials and even on-line processing of some student membership applications. Founded in 1884 by a handful of practitioners of the new electrical engineering discipline, today's Institute is comprised of more than 320,000 members who conduct and participate in its activities in 147 countries. The technical objectives of the IEEE focus on advancing the theory and practice of electrical, electronics and computer engineering and computer science. This award, is bestowed each spring upon the USD-IEEE student branch member who is recommended by the faculty as being the most outstanding scholastically among the current sophomores. Technical papers from student members of IEEE are encouraged.
Papers can be on any technical or professional topic.
Student contestants must be full-time undergraduates at the time of the contest. Students not currently members may join IEEE in order to participate. Guidelines for paper contest entries are available. Click here for submission and format guidelines. The event will be hosted by Arizona State University's Student Branch of IEEE .