Call for Nominations: IEEE Computer Society TCuArch Graduate Student Industry Impact Award

Call for Nominations

The IEEE Computer Society TCuArch Graduate Student Industry Impact Award recognizes a graduate student for exceptional technical contributions made during an industry internship in the field of computer architecture. The award honors students whose work demonstrates high technical quality, innovation, and clear relevance to industry needs. The award highlights the role graduate students play in strengthening ties between academia and industry, fostering collaboration, and advancing research that informs both scientific progress and industrial practice.

Official Citation: "For exceptional technical contributions during an industry internship, advancing both industrial impact and academic-industry collaboration in computer architecture."

Administration: The award is administered by IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Microarchitecture (TCuArch).

Eligibility: The nominee must be a current graduate student enrolled in a master's or doctoral program and an active member of IEEE Computer Society TCuArch at the time of nomination. The nominee must be currently engaged in, or have completed, an industry internship within one year prior to the nomination deadline. The internship contribution must be technical in nature and directly relevant to the company's products, services, technical capability, or strategic direction. Nominations must be submitted by the student's academic advisor; self-nominations are not accepted.

A complete nomination package must include the following:

1. A letter from the industry mentor, up to 2 pages, who directly supervised the student during the internship. The letter should describe the technical quality and innovation of the student's contributions, the expected or demonstrated impact on the company's product, service, technical capability, or strategic direction, and how the student demonstrated initiative, problem-solving skills, and collaboration.
2. Up to two optional supporting letters from other industry co-advisors or collaborators involved in the internship, providing additional perspective on the student's technical contributions and impact.
3. The nominee's CV, up to 3 pages, highlighting relevant research, technical contributions, and achievements.

Prize: Up to two recipients may be selected annually. Each recipient receives a commemorative plaque and recognition on the TCuArch website and communications. No honorarium or travel allowance is provided.

Multiple Nominations: In case of multiple nominations of the same individual, only one nomination package will be considered, and the nominators may be asked to coordinate a single complete package. Withdrawal of a nomination may be requested by the corresponding nominator or by the nominee before the nomination deadline.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards. Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position.

Nomination Deadline: 22 July 2026

Submission: Via the IEEE online nominations portal: https://ieee.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/1477/home