Student Activities

Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship

This scholarship was created in honor of the late Richard E. Merwin, past president of the society, to recognize and reward active leaders in the IEEE Computer Society student branch chapters who show promise in their academic and professional efforts. The selected winners of this award will have the opportunity to serve as IEEE CS Student Ambassadors for the particular IEEE region to which they belong. Duties as Student Ambassadors will include collecting and disseminating information to all IEEE CS student chapters in your region and serving as a liason between the CAB Student Activities Vice-Chair and the IEEE CS student members in your region. Up to ten scholarships of up to $4,000 each are available, for one academic year (9 months) starting in September, and paid in two installments. Deadline for submission is: May 31 of each year.

Who is Eligible?
Graduate students, juniors, and seniors in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a well-defined computer related field of engineering who are active members of a Computer Society student branch chapter are eligible. Applicants are required to have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 over 4.0, and be a full-time student as defined by his or her academic institution during the course of the award. Student winners of the Computer Society's Richard Merwin or UPE/CS award for the previous year (13 months) are not eligible.
 
Criteria?
Evaluation criteria include involvement in chapter activities (counts 40%), academic achievement (counts 30%), other extracurricular activities in college (counts 10%), and letter of evaluation by branch chapter advisor (counts 20%). A brief statement will be submitted by each winner at the end of the academic year outlining his or her accomplishments.

How to Apply?
Complete the application questions below and submit it, along with a PDF file of your entry to: VSC@COMPUTER.ORG

 (Include a one-page summary of how you envision your role as a student ambassador serving as liaison between the CAB Student Activities Vice-Chair and the IEEE CS student members in your region.)
  1. Name of the scholarship or award for which you are applying
  2. Your Full Name
  3. Your permanent contact information, including mailing address, phone number, and email address
  4. Computer Society Member Number (only Computer Society members are eligible)
  5. Name and address of academic institution
  6. Name of your Computer Society Branch Chapter Advisor
  7. Statement of your involvement in Computer Society Chapter
    activities, operations or projects (not IEEE student branch)
  8. Statement of your intention to continue the present field of
    study on a full-time basis