Acceleration Program Description

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Call for Participation

The IEEE Region 8 Professional and Education Activities Committee is calling all IEEE members in Region 8 to participate and submit their ideas in this year’s Acceleration Program contest. 

The IEEE acceleration contest is a program that aims to promote educational activities among IEEE volunteers and IEEE entities in Region 8. It allows local initiatives to gain higher visibility and be supported by the prestigious IEEE R8 Technical & Educational activities board.

The program is looking for outstanding contributions and innovative initiatives in:

  • An educational program for Pre-University Education;
  • An educational program for University Education;
  • An educational program for Continuing Education.

The contest aims to:

  • Provide an opportunity to IEEE Region 8 members to initiate programs in Educational Activities;
  • Showcase the innovation and drive of the IEEE Region 8 members to an international audience;
  • Find creative programs that provide value to IEEE membership and the general public.

Awardees will receive financial compensation for program expenses initiated, up to 500 USD, and a certificate of appreciation.

Programs should be developed by IEEE volunteers and align with the organization’s values and technical fields. At the same time, local collaborations with local associations, administrations, and/or companies are highly appreciated.

  • The pre-university Education contest: Gather initiative, working on pre-university education at all levels of basic education, as well as college education. The program targets pupils, educators, or both, and should involve IEEE volunteers as key actors. Proposals focusing on STEM and IEEE try-engineering portals are encouraged to submit.
  • The university education contest: Target educational and technical activities arranged by IEEE volunteers for the benefit of the student members and /or the student community at large.
  • The continuing education contest: Focus on activities that promote continuing education among members, with emphasis on IEEE continuing education resources and related materials.

Eligibility

  • Participation can be from an individual or a team (up to 4 team members).
  • Teams that were winners or runners-up in previous Acceleration Contests and have not delivered the reports requested are not qualified to apply.
  • Individuals or teams can submit up to 2 proposals.
  • At least one IEEE member must be on the team. If an individual submits an entry, they must be an IEEE member.
  • The competition is open to all member grades.

Submission process

The submission is based on the proposal description, which should be submitted via the form, within specified deadlines.

The proposal should include the following sections, in the same order:

  1. The title of the project.
  2. Team members’ names and affiliations.
  3. Summary of the idea (abstract, maximum 250 words).
  4. Keywords: main technical field and target audience.
  5. Introduction.
  6. Description of the idea.
  7. Is the program scalable and sustainable? How?
  8. How does the idea align with MGA goals – The idea doesn’t have to align with all goals.
  9. Description of educational outcomes of the program.
  10. Descriptions of the skills the participants will develop.
  11. Additional information (optional).

Additionally, the submission shall:

  • Clearly include the full name of all team members and the Section name.
  • If a Student Branch submits the application, then the Name and Location of the Student Branch must be included.
  • Be endorsed by the Section Chair or the Section Educational Activities Chair.

Judging

Idea proposals will be judged in the following areas:

  • Innovation of the idea;
  • The educational outcomes of the idea;
  • Scalability of the idea;
  • Sustainability of the idea;
  • Humanitarian aspects of the idea;
  • The number of the MGA goals the idea aligns with.

Acceleration contest is open for 2026

The deadlines are the following:

  • Submission deadline: 19th April 2026
  • Decision: 4th May 2026
  • Reporting deadline: 15th November 2026

Use the following form to submit your proposal.

If you have any questions about the Acceleration Program, please contact us at [email protected].