Fondation de l'IEEE Canada
IEEE Canadian Foundation - Grant Reports
McNaughton Learning Resource Centre (MLRC) Grant
ICF provided an MLRC Grant to the IEEE Student Branch of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec for upgrading their McNaughton Learning Resource Centre in Dec. 2015. The Student Branch reported that, with additional financial assistance from other sources, the upgrade has been successfully implemented. They managed to acquire some additional pieces of equipment and basic materials. This upgrade widens learning opportunities provided by the McNaughton Centre, which is full for most of the week and often open late into the evenings. The projects that the IEEE SB members work on their own are engaging, educational and fun. In their view, the McNaughton Learning Centre is an asset to Concordia. As the University is home to a number of engineering societies and competitions, many of them (notably UAV Concordia, Space Concordia, SAE Concordia, Eng Games) have used the space and services at the McNaughton Learning Centre. This year, IEEE Concordia Student Branch was awarded Society of the Year by the school's Undergraduate Engineering Organization, ECA. Furthermore, the Student Branch was also named Best Student Branch of the Montreal Section. Congratulations to the Concordia Student Branch and its McNaughton Learning Centre users and volunteers!
Dedication of the Famous Burials Plaque in Honour of General A.G.L. McNaughton
General McNaughton (1887 - 1966) holds a prominent place in Canadian history and engineering. IEEE Canada's highest honour, the A.G.L. McNaughton Gold Medal, is named after him as are 39 McNaughton Learning Resource Centres at IEEE Student Branches on university and college campuses across Canada. General McNaughton's bio can be seen at:
http://ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/general.php.
On October 16, 2016, IEEE Canada and the IEEE Ottawa Section hosted a dedication of the Famous Burials Plaque in Honour of General A.G.L. McNaughton at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa - The National Cemetery of Canada. The event was attended by General McNaughton's family, dignitaries and members of IEEE, IEEE Canadian Foundation (ICF), Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), Canadian Society for Senior Engineers (CSSE), Canadian Forces, and the general public. At the ceremony, speakers included: David Kemp, ICF VP Grants (who led the memorial plaque project on behalf of IEEE/ICF), The Honourable Andrew Leslie, MP, a retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-General (grandson of General McNaughton), John Swettenham (son of John Swettenham, McNaughton's biographer), Jon Jennekens of CSSE and an Officer of the Order of Canada (who, during his early career in the nuclear sector, got to know General McNaughton), Dr. Witold Kinsner, IEEE Canada President, and Danielle Marchand, University of Ottawa IEEE Student Branch Chair.
Your donations to the IEEE Canadian Foundation allow the new and existing McNaughton centres to support future engineers by providing environments where students can apply the "can do" spirit of McNaughton, and enhance their overall educational experience. At the ceremony, Dr. Kinsner gave an inspired speech on General McNaughton's lasting impact on the society and engineering in Canada, and Danielle Marchand gave an outstanding speech about the role of the McNaughton Learning Resource Centres in inspiring the upcoming generations of engineers, innovators, and leaders.
IEEE Canadian Foundation - Scholarship Reports
IEEE Power & Energy Society Scholarship Plus
The goal of the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative is to encourage undergraduate students to pursue careers in power and energy engineering. Canadian recipients for 2016-17, new and returning, are:
Jonathan Anderson, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2017
Lianne de la Salle, University of Ottawa, 2017
Courtney Harnum, Memorial University, 2019
Nick Pant, McGill University, 2018
Alexandre Poersch, University of Manitoba, 2019
William Skinner, University of Calgary, 2017
Lukas Unruh, University of Manitoba, 2018
Yilin Zhao, University of Calgary, 2018 (John W. Estey Outstanding PES Scholar, Schweitzer Meritorious Scholar)
Donations to the IEEE Canadian Foundation support this program in Canada.
Nick Cercone Graduate Scholarship in Computer Science
This new Scholarship, first award expected in 2017, recognizes Dr. Nick Cercone (1946-2015) a well-regarded Canadian educator, researcher and IEEE Fellow. The successful candidate will be a computer science PhD student at a Canadian university who shows exceptional promise in making impactful research contributions that will have real-world applications outside Computer Science. Computer Science is a field of studies of interest to IEEE.
Raymond D. Findlay Annual Undergraduate Scholarship
This new scholarship, first award expected to be 2017, recognizes Dr. Raymond D. Findlay, well known as a leader in IEEE (Past President IEEE), IEEE Canada (Past President IEEE Canada), educator and researcher and IEEE Fellow. Criteria include: citizen or permanent resident of Canada, IEEE Student Member, completing penultimate undergrad year, full time, GPA > 80%, females strongly encouraged to apply, judged on merit. The successful candidate will have submitted an original essay of up to 500 words that provides evidence of leadership, creativity and success under adverse conditions. The enthusiasm about being an IEEE student member becoming a professional engineer should radiate through the writing style.
Le Fondation de l'IEEE Canada - grants deadlines reminder
Important Dates for McNaughton Centre Grant Applications (awarded once each year at the ICF December Board meeting):
- November 15 - Applications must be received by the Foundation Qualified Student Branches are encouraged to start preparing now to submit comprehensive, well justified applications and to ensure time to arrange for the three required letters of support. Applications that seek to create new or revitalize existing Centres are welcome. More details can be found at: http://www.ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/faq_cnt.php.
Deadlines for Special Grants and Vehicular Technologies Grant Applications
Applications must be received by the Foundation by:
- November 15
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