Announcements
Reminder - Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering 2025
The IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) brings together academia, government, and industry from around the world to share ideas and advances in electrical and computer engineering.
CCECE 2025 is coming to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada from 26-29 May 2025.
In addition to general electrical and computer engineering topics, special topics in 2025 will focus on marine and land technologies including advanced sensors, autonomous systems, environmental challenges, intelligent transportation, and green transportation. Important note - Deadlines for contributions are in February and March 2025.
Potential contributors and those interested in the latest innovations from researchers and engineers are invited to access https://ccece2025.ieee.ca/.
A reminder to the Canadian IEEE Community
We would like to remind our community to submit news items, events, success stories, and other announcements they would like to share with their colleagues. Please do not hesitate to send us suggestions as to what you would like to see in the Newsletter. We are here to respond to the needs of the members. Feel free to reach out to the Newsletter team, and the new Editor in Chief, C.A. Rabbath, through news@ieee.ca.
Coming this February 2025 - Black History Month
The community is invited to consult the articles in the IEEE Spectrum available now celebrating the Black History Month here: https://spectrum.ieee.org/collections/black-history-month/.
Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes
Scholarship, Grant and Prize Opportunities for IEEE Canada
All application and nomination forms are on the OpenWater platform. Questions may be directed to info.ieeecanadianfoundation@ieee.ca-
IEEE Canadian Foundation Scholarships
Scholarships with the value of $5,000 (universities) or $2,500 (colleges) each.- Eligibility: Any IEEE student members, registered in their penultimate year at a university or college with a McNaughton Resource Learning Centre, who have been active in the Centre for a minimum of one year.
- Purpose: To encourage awareness of and participation in the educational programs supported by the IEEE.
- Deadline: March 15, 2025
- Link: http://ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/mcn_sch.php
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IEEE Canada Power Quality Scholarship (Northern Canada & Southern Alberta Sections Only)
One scholarship each year, value $1,500.- Eligibility: All IEEE student members in full time attendance at either the University of Alberta or the University of Calgary, who are in their penultimate year and whose program of study includes courses in electric power engineering.
- Purpose: To recognize excellence in students who demonstrate an awareness of power quality issues and who indicate their intent to pursue a professional career in the Electric Power Industry.
- Deadline: March 15, 2025
- Link: http://ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/pq_award.php
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IEEE Canadian Foundation Dr. Robert T.H. Alden Scholarship
One Scholarship each year (shared if team), value $1,500.- Eligibility: This Scholarship is co-sponsored by the IEEE Toronto Section and is to be awarded to a suitable IEEE student member within the Toronto Section. All undergraduate (penultimate year or earlier) student members of the IEEE who are registered in an Engineering or Computer Science program at a Canadian University or College are eligible.
- Purpose: To encourage communications skills, awarded annually for a student authoring a tutorial style article addressing innovative use of the internet, social media or other electronic media to foster interpersonal/group communication or collaboration The article must be suitable for publishing in an IEEE publication such as The IEEE Canadian Review, The Institute, Spectrum, IEEE Potentials, IEEE or Foundation social media or web site.
- Deadline: March 15, 2025
- Link: http://www.ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/alden_scholarship.php
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IEEE Canadian Foundation Dr. Raymond D. Findlay Scholarship
One scholarship each year, value $1,000.- Eligibility: The nominee must be an undergraduate IEEE Student Member in good standing, registered in their penultimate year of an accredited Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Engineering Science/Engineering Physics undergraduate program offered in a Canadian university, a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, enrolled as a full-time student.
- Purpose: To encourage leadership, creativity and enthusiasm for the engineering profession.
- Deadline: March 15, 2025
- Link: http://www.ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/findlay_scholarship.php
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Gargantini-Strybosch Scholarship
This scholarship is sponsored by the Gargantini Fund, one scholarship each year, value $5,000.- Eligibility: A student member of IEEE (or agree to apply for membership), enrolled full-time in his or her second undergraduate year, first generation in the family university student, completing a Canadian university program in a field of interest to IEEE.
- Purpose: To recognize a student who shows brightness, integrity, engagement with community and enthusiasm for undergraduate study.
- Deadline: March 15, 2025
- Link: https://www.ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/gs_scholarship.php
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NEW! John W. Bandler Graduate Scholarship in Engineering Design
This scholarship is sponsored by the Bandler Fund, one scholarship each year, value $5,000.- Eligibility: PhD students or post-doc in microwave and millimeter-wave engineering, imaging, inverse-scattering; engineering design optimization; or space mapping at a Canadian university.
- Purpose: To recognize a PhD student or post-doc at a Canadian university.
- Deadline: March 15, 2025
- Link: https://ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/bandler_scholarship.php
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IEEE Canada Women In Engineering Prize
One prize each year, value $1,000.- Eligibility: All female IEEE Canada members who received their first professional degree within the last ten years and who are active in IEEE activities.
- Purpose: To recognize excellence in young women engineering professionals and to support the Women In Engineering program, within IEEE in Canada.
- Deadline: March 15, 2025
- Link: http://ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/clift_prize.php
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IEEE Canadian Foundation Special Grants
- Eligibility: An IEEE Student Branch, an IEEE Section, an IEEE Canada Committee, a non-IEEE entity such as a high school, or in rare cases an individual, all in Canada.
- Purpose: To partially fund one-time new and innovative projects that advance IEEE's core purpose to foster technological innovation and excellence to benefit humanity.
- Deadline: March 15, 2025 (also August 15, 2025 and November 15, 2025)
- Link: http://www.ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/sp_grnts.php
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IEEE Canada Vehicular Technologies Travel Grants
Two travel grants each year, each one not to exceed $1,200.- Eligibility: IEEE Student Members in good standing in a Canadian University or College (at a college, undergraduate or graduate level).
- Purpose: To support IEEE student members to attend and present a paper at a Vehicular Technologies Conference or other IEEE Conference related to Vehicular Technologies.
- Deadline: March 15, 2023 (also August 15, 2025 and November 15, 2025)
- Link: http://www.ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/vt_award.php
Prizes, Grants, Scholarships newly awarded by the IEEE Canadian Foundation
These donor supported programs enhance education and the IEEE professional community – thank you for making these possible.
IEEE Canada McNaughton Learning Resource Centres (all upgrades)- Algonquin College
- Carleton University
- McGill University
- University of Ottawa
- Concordia University
- University of Ottawa: Stratopore: Testing of Solid-State Nanopores to Advance Life Detection Technologies for Extraterrestrial Exploration
- Memorial University: Iceberg Autonomous Surface Vehicle, Engineering Design Team
- Memorial University: Expanding Access to STEM Education through Robotics Workshops for Youth in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Winny Kameni, Algonquin College (nominated by SBC Rim Cherif)
- Clara Bernier-Mongrain, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivière (nominated by SBC A. Chériti)
- Graham Zelinski, University of Saskatchewan (nominated by SBC B. Bersheid)
IEEE Canadian Foundation
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Giving at Dues Renewal
Your gifts at IEEE dues renewal pass fully to the IEEE Canadian Foundation, in support of our programs in Canada, with Canadian charitable tax receipt to follow early in the new year. Every gift has impact. This year, the Foundation celebrates thirty years of charitable support to IEEE fields of interest in Canada. Thanks to all who make a difference.
When renewing membership or confirming your Life Member status, look for the Payment/Donations tab, click view donation options, select IEEE Canadian Foundation.
