IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Undergraduate Scholarships for 2001

The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society will award eight undergraduate scholarships of $1000 each. These awards are made to encourage and motivate promising undergraduate students to pursue a career and/or graduate program in electromagnetics (or closely related fields) by providing funds to support project work directed by a faculty member.

Eligibility

• Undergraduate students in electrical engineering or related field.
• Must have taken at least one electromagnetics course.
• Must show strong interest in a career or graduate education in electromagnetics, microwaves, antenna engineering, RF engineering, or a closely related area.
• Endorsement of a university/college faculty member who is a member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society.
• Previous winners will not be eligible for a second award.
• Scholarship awardees are expected to provide a short report describing the outcomes of their project (see below) in April 2002.

Selection Criteria

1. Merit of the candidate’s proposal.
2. Academic merit of the candidate.
3. Recommendation of faculty members. The primary criterion will be how well the proposed project serves to introduce, prepare, and encourage the student to undertake a career and/or graduate study in electromagnetics or related areas. Research or senior projects in electromagnetics with potential student publication/presentation in a conference are preferred. Students are encouraged to consult and work closely with a faculty member while preparing their proposals.

Successful candidates will be announced in July 2001 and will receive the award within sixty days of announcement.

Application Material

1. A current transcript showing all of courses taken and grades
2. A one-page curriculum vita
3. A two-page description of the proposed project (proposal). The applicant should include one paragraph that describes how the scholarship support and project will impact the applicant’s decision to pursue a career and/or graduate study in a field related to electromagnetics.
4. Two letters of reference from faculty who are familiar with the candidate. One of those must be an endorsement from a faculty member who is also a member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society.

All material should be written in English. English translations of the transcripts should accompany the originals.

Send application material to: Professor Anthony Q. Martin
c/o IEEE AP-S Education Committee
Holcombe Department of ECE, 105 Riggs Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0915 USA
Email: anthony.martin@ces.clemson.edu