Leadership Award

IEEE Philadelphia Section 2025 Student Branch Leadership Scholarship Application

The Leadership Scholarship Program recognizes IEEE Student Members who have made significant contributions to the development, operation, outreach, and/or continuing vitality of their respective Student Branches. This scholarship is awarded for excellence in Student-Branch (or Student-Branch Chapter or Affiliation Group) leadership in the promotion of technical, professional, educational, and personal development of its student members in IEEE-related fields of interest. The Leadership Scholarship Up to three $6,000 scholarships are available for each academic year beginning in September, paid in two installments (as early as August and January). The scholarship is awarded to an exceptional applicant to assist in the pursuit of academic goals. If, in any year, there are no exceptional applicants, no scholarship will be awarded. Eligibility An applicant must: (1) have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities in the development of some aspect of an exemplary Student Branch, Student-Branch Chapter, or Student-Branch Affiliation Group; (2) be an IEEE Student Member of at least six-months standing, with the intention to remain an active member for the duration of the scholarship; (3) have at least one academic year of full-time undergraduate study remaining before graduation in a discipline that qualifies for membership in the IEEE; (4) be attending a college or university with an IEEE Student Branch in the Philadelphia Section; and (5) have a cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 2.70 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Up to two highly qualified applicants from the same Student Branch may be selected to receive Leadership Scholarships in the same year. Only under special circumstances, as determined by the Scholarship Selection Panel, shall a past recipient of an IEEE Student-Branch Leadership Scholarship be selected to receive a second such scholarship in a subsequent year. Basis for Judging Selection as a recipient of the Student-Branch Leadership Scholarship is based on a review of the following submissions: (1) A completed Leadership Scholarship Application Form; (2) An official copy of the applicant’s latest Academic Transcript; and (3) Up to three one-page Letters of Reference from persons familiar with the applicant’s activities in the Student Branch, the Philadelphia Section, or the Community at Large. The Scholarship Selection Panel will be composed of three senior engineering executives from government or industry. All will be free of any close affiliation with a college or university with an IEEE Student Branch in the IEEE Philadelphia Section. Sincerely, Dr. Maryam Alibeik, Student Activities Co-Chair Philadelphia Section of IEEE

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In the fields below, breifly describe three of your activities or projects in your IEEE Student Branch that have had (or are having) a notable positive impact in terms of: The relevance of technical or professional program to members and larger cllege community; The effectiveness, growth, and vitality of the Student Branch; The outreach of your Student Branch beyond your college to the Philadelphia Section, the broader IEEE membership, or the larger community; and/or Some other valuable aspect of IEEE affiliation

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Please attach a one-page letter from your Student Branch Counselor (or other faculty member familiar with your achievements) outlining your accomplishments and the reasons why you should be considered for the Student Branch Leadership Scholarship.
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