Dear IEEE PES/DEIS Queensland member,
IEEE Queensland Section PES/DEIS joint Chapter now accepts applications for 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Queensland Chapter Conference Travel Prize for attending IEEE PES GM 2017 in Chicago, USA. If you are eligible please submit your application on or before 27th April 2017 as per the process described below (Please note that deadline has been extended by 1 week). This year we are offering minimum 2 scholarships each worth up to $ 2000 (Total scholarship money will be $4000). IEEE Queensland section Excom has decided to extend the support for eligible undergraduate students. If necessary please contact me for further information.
Regards,
Chandima Ekanayake
Chair, PES/DEIS Joint Chapter
IEEE Queensland section
E: Chandima@ieee.org
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1. Prize Description
(a) Special certificate endorsed by the chairman of the IEEE Queensland Section PES Chapter
(b) Cheque up to $2000.00
(c) A ticket to attend the IEEE Queensland section AGM Dinner
2. Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must hold a current IEEE PES membership (ungraduated student, graduate student or full member)
Full time candidature in a research higher degree (Masters by research or PhD) or full time undergraduate student at one of the universities in Queensland Section or a full time employee of an industry located in Queensland who has completed his/her latest full time graduate degree in last 5 years and under the age of 35 years on 15th March 2017.
Candidates must have an accepted full-paper for the IEEE PES General Meeting of the current year of prize, where candidate must be the first named author of the paper
The paper must be adjudged to be in the field of Power Engineering.
3. Process of submissions:
Full time students submit the accepted full-paper to the PES Chapter Chair with peer review reports and also with a recommendation from their academic adviser by 20th April 2017. Recommendation should address following issues:-
(i) Full time candidature in a research higher degree
(ii) Quality of the work (novelty)
(iii) Assurance that the student adviser/ student will pay the balance of the cost to attend the conference.
Industry employee submit the accepted full-paper to the PES Chapter Chair with peer review reports along with a cover letter by 20th April 2017. Cover letter should address following issues:-
(i) Proof that the industry employee is a graduate in last 5 years and a full time employee of an industry located in Queensland Section and maximum 35 years of age by 15th March 2017.
(ii) Quality of the work (novelty)
(iii) Assurance that the industry employee will pay the balance of the cost to attend the conference.
4. Candidate Nominations:
Nominations for the above prize will be accepted from:
A. Research higher degree students from the following universities:
(a) Central Queensland University
(b) Griffith University
(c) Queensland University of Technology,
(d) The University of Queensland
(e) University of Southern Queensland
B. A graduate in last 5 years and a full time employee of an industry located in Queensland Section (maximum 35 years of age)
5. Selection Process
A committee of IEEE PES officers and a representative from IEEE Queensland section will be formed. Chair of the committee will be the Chair of the IEEE PES Queensland Chapter. The prize winner will be selected by the prize committee comprising:
(a) Chair of the IEEE Queensland Section PES Chapter
(b) Secretary of the IEEE Queensland Section PES Chapter
(c) Vice Chair of the IEEE Queensland Section PES Chapter
(d) IEEE Queensland section representative decided by the section committee.
In case of any vacancy in these positions, IEEE QLD Section Chair will nominate a suitable replacement.
6. Prize Information Prize winner will be notified by 15th May 2017. Certificate will be awarded during the AGM and cheque will be provided immediately after the announcement. Winner should submit a one page report to the PES chapter Chair before the AGM about his/her experience by attending the conference. Information about the prize will be distributed by means of any or all of the following
(i) IEEE newsletter
(ii) IEEE University Student Branch Counsellors
(iii) IEEE Queensland Section PES Chapter web page.
7. Selection criteria IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Queensland Chapter Student Conference Travel Prize:
There are 5 criteria for marking papers:
Novelty of the paper (technical)
Peer review report
Advisers report
Theoretical Value
Paper Presentation
