The Student Affinity Group of the Year recognizes activities and achievements for a WIE Student Affinity group from Region 8 in the activity period January 1 through December 31 of the year for which the nomination is considered. Activities will be evaluated in terms of content, collaborative activities to improve on student engagement and quality of the report submitted.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be reviewed by the WIE R8 Sub-Committee, who will select a winning Student AG. The winning Student AG will then be, as a second step, validated by the R8 Awards and Recognition SubCommittee. The following criteria will be considered for the review of applications:
1) Approved Student WIE Affinity Group (AG) within IEEE Region 8 that has conducted activities and events in the activity period January 1 through December 31 of the year for which the nomination is considered.
2) A report clearly and concisely documenting activities i.e. dates, content, number of attendees, academic or industry partners and impact of the events. The submitted report should be no more than 1000 words, please include pictures, a report in the form of powerpoint slides is also accepted.
3) All members of the Student AG must be listed on the application.
4) Both applications and nominations are accepted and any member of the Student AG can apply for the award, and any member of the Section can nominate the WIE Student AG.
The winning Student Affinity Group will receive 350 USD. Nominations must be submitted through the IEEE Region 8 Awards Portal.
