IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity, is pleased to announce the first call of the Italian PES Scholarship Plus Initiative thanks to thanks to the support of some of the major players of the electric power industry, such as Schneider Electric.
The PES Scholarship Plus Initiative provides scholarships and real world experience to undergraduates who are interested in power and energy engineering careers. Power and energy engineers work with some of today’s most exciting technologies, developing solutions to problems that affect our lives and lifestyles.
You can apply for the PES Scholarship if are enrolled in your last year of Master Degree and you are interested in an Internship within a Company to develop your Master thesis.
The scholarship fund, equal to 1700 euro, will be distributed via check to the awardees from the Italian IEEE Section. Moreover, awardees will have the opportunity to be developing their Master Degree Thesis in Schneider Electric.
Electrical Engineering Student with sound background and integrative skills and aptitude towards research along with experiences correlating operating technologies with computer science, networks and connectivity (smart city, smart grids, smart buildings, smart manufacturing, etc.) and energy efficiency. Together with the university career CV, any work experience, internships, knowledge of English, familiarity with the use of Computer Systems and the Social Network will be positvely evaluated.
You are eligible to apply for the scholarship if you are a student member of IEEE. Consider that, when you join IEEE, you join a community of over 425,000 technology and engineering professionals united by the common desire to continuously learn, interact, collaborate, and innovate. IEEE membership provides you with the resources and opportunities you need to: keep on top of changes in technology; get involved in standards development; network with other professionals in your local area or within a specific technical interest; mentor the next generation of engineers and technologists, and so much more.
To subscribe your student membership you can visit
https://www.ieee.org/membership- catalog/productdetail/showProductDetailPage.html?product=MEMIEEE500
You can apply for the IEEE PES Italy Scholarship Award using the on-line application form at:
https://ieee.communityforce.com/Funds/Search.aspx#4371597136646D517975544 F5976596D4E73384E69673D3D
Important dates are as follow:
June 28: deadline to complete the scholarship on-line application forms
July 10: students are notified of results by e-mail