Region 8 Outstanding Women in Engineering Student Volunteer Award Guidelines

The Student Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes an outstanding Women in Engineering (WIE) student volunteer who has demonstrated exceptional dedication to promoting WIE activities and leading events within their Student Branch Affinity Group (AG).

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Applications will be reviewed by the IEEE Region 8 WIE Committee, which will select the winning student volunteer. The selected candidate will then be validated by the IEEE Region 8 Awards and Recognition Sub-Committee.

The following criteria will be considered when reviewing applications:

1. The applicant or nominee must be a WIE student member in good standing.
2. The activities and events cited in support of the application or nomination must have taken place between January 1 and December 31 of the year for which the nomination is being considered.
3. The application must include one endorsement letter from the nominee’s Section Chair, highlighting the student volunteer’s achievements and contributions to the Affinity Group.
4. Both self-applications and nominations are accepted. Any eligible student volunteer may apply for the award, and any member of the relevant Section may nominate a student volunteer.

The winning IEEE Region 8 WIE Student Volunteer will receive an award of USD 250.

Nominations and applications must be submitted through the IEEE Region 8 Awards Portal.