Awards

Marconi Award for Outstanding Section Contribution

Established in 2003, this award recognizes outstanding long-term contributions to the IEEE Newfoundland & Labrador Section. The recipient must have made significant contribution to the section over a period of at least 10 years. The award, to be presented to at most one recipient annually at NECEC, includes a plaque for the recipient and recognition on a perpetual plaque displayed in the S. J. Carew building of Memorial University of Newfoundland.

The IEEE Scholarships - Term 3 and Term 6

These two scholarships, valued at $1,000 each annually, are supported by a fund established by the members of the Newfoundland and Labrador section of the IEEE. The scholarships are awarded annually to one full-time undergraduate student in each of Terms 3 and 6 of either the Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering Programmes at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The recipients must be student members of the IEEE and possess scholarship standing as defined by the University. In addition to the students’ academic achievement, contributions to the IEEE student branch will be considered. The scholarships will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships and Financial Aid upon recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, acting on the advice of the IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Section.

IEEE Graduate Scholarship

The IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Graduate Scholarship has been established to recognize Graduate Students at Memorial University that have achieved high academic standing and made contributions to the IEEE. The scholarship will be awarded annually in the Winter semester. The recipient will be awarded a scholarship of $1000 and presented with a certificate. Graduate students must be IEEE members and full-time graduate students at least one year into their program at Memorial University and be of high academic standing. The scholarship can be awarded to students in any field of study if it falls into one of the IEEE fields of interest. Any previous awards or scholarships received from the IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Section will not affect eligibility. This scholarship can only be awarded once to a student during their program of study.

IEEE Night Project Awards

These awards, which consist of a certificate and cash prize, are presented at the annual IEEE Night to students in term 8 of the Electrical or Computer Engineering Programme. Three awards are presented to the students who are judged to have given the best overall presentation of their senior project and three to the students who are judged to have given the best overall demonstration of their senior project. These awards are awarded by the executive of the IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Section, acting on the advice of a panel of judges from the local electrical and computer engineering community.

The IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Section Award

This award, which consists of a certificate and cash prize, is presented at the Spring Convocation to a graduating student in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (Electrical Engineering Programme) who has had a consistently good academic record in the professional courses required for the degree and who has made a significant contribution to the Faculty and to the IEEE student branch. It is awarded annually by the Senate Committee on Scholarships on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.

NECEC Wally Read Best Paper Awards

These two awards, established in 2002 through generous contribution from REMAS Inc., recognize the best papers presented at NECEC that are primarily authored by, respectively, a student or GOLD member of the IEEE. The awards each consist of a certificate and $250.

National and International Awards

The IEEE sponsors many other recognition awards for students, members, and organizations at the national and international level. Information about these awards can be found at the following web pages:

In addition, other organizations and societies in the IEEE have their own awards. Please check their web pages for information.

Latest News

Applications to the IEEE NL Term 6 Scholarship are now open

Active IEEE student members can compete for a one-time $1000 scholarship. Deadline is Oct. 10, 2022.

The Awards committee of the NL Section has released the call for applications to the Term 6 Scholarship for IEEE Student Members. For more information, click here to read the call for applications.

NL Student Teams Receive Grants from IEEE Canadian Foundation for Autonomous Vehicles Competitions

The teams received grants to participate in autonomous underwater and aerial vehicles

In their April AGM and Board meetings, the IEEE Canadian Foundation approved the awarding of three Special Grants, two of them to NL student groups aiming to participate in international competitions for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

IEEE Canadian Foundation Extends Deadlines for Scholarships

IEEE NL Undergraduate and Graduate Student members are eligible to three of the scholarships with extended deadlines

In their April AGM and Board meetings, the IEEE Canadian Foundation extended the deadlines of four different scholarships, as reported in IEEE Canada’s April Newsletter. Of the four scholarships, IEEE NL Undergraduate and Graduate student members are eligible to three: the IEEE Canadian Foundation Dr. Raymond D. Findlay Scholarship, the Nick Cercone Graduate Scholarship in Computer Science, and the Gargantini-Strybosch Scholarship. More information on the scholarships can be found below:

IEEE Canada Congratulates Dr. Octavia Dobre for Interim Dean Appointment

Dr. Octavia Dobre was appointed as Interim Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, effective May 2, 2022, until April 28, 2023.

In their April Newsletter, IEEE Canada congratulated Dr. Octavia Dobre for her appointment as Interim Dean of Engineering and Applied Science. “Big congratulations to Dr. Octavia Dobre for being appointed Interim Dean of Memorial’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science,” wrote IEEE Canada. According to Memorial University’s Gazette, Dr. Dobre “has been appointed interim dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, effective May 2, 2022, until April 28, 2023,” replacing Dr. Greg Naterer, who has been appointed vice-president, academic and research, at the University of Prince Edward Island. As announced by Dr. Naterer, Dr. Dobre is the first female Dean of Engineering at Memorial Univeristy.