The IEEE Regional Student Website Contest is conducted by the IEEE MGA Student Activities Committee. This committee oversees IEEE Student Programs and Activities of the IEEE Student Branches.
This award is aimed to recognize those student websites that provide information about the activities, latest tech updates, learning opportunities, IEEE Benefits etc. through creative digital efforts aimed to make it easy for students of their student branch to obtain the information. Usually, a website becomes the face of an organization and the main information provider to the interested parties.
The goal of a website contest is to convey information in a manner useful to the reader, similar to the goal in writing a paper. How you convey the information can increase readers’ interest as well as their knowledge.
Website Contest is judged in two phases
Regional Website Contest – All submissions are judged at the regional level to identify the regional winner and runner(s).
Global Website Contest – Top 2 or 3 winners from each participating region will be judged at the global level to identify the Global Winners.
Eligibility Criteria
All IEEE Student Branches and Branch chapters are eligible to participate in the IEEE Student Branch Website contest.
- Each Student Branch may enter at most one Website, regardless of the number of Branch chapters or affinity group present.
- Participants are judged in two phases
- Regional Contest: All nominations will be judged by a committee appointed by the Regional Student Activities Chair (RSAC) & Regional Student Representative (RSR)
for each region. - Global Contest: Region wise top 2 or 3 winners will be selected to participate in the Global Website Contest. Submission will be judged by a committee appointed
by the MGA SAC Awards Committee Chair.
- Regional Contest: All nominations will be judged by a committee appointed by the Regional Student Activities Chair (RSAC) & Regional Student Representative (RSR)
- Each regional judging panel sends regional selections to the Student Activities Committee judging panel for the Global Contest based on the following criteria:
- A Region that has more than ten entries but fewer than 20 can submit two entries in the finals.
- A Region that has more than 20 entries can submit three entries in the finals.
Nomination Process
- Nomination can be submitted only by an officer of the Student Branch i.e Student Branch Chair, Student Branch Counsellor or any other Student Branch Officer using
the Nomination Form in the Student Awards Submission Portal - The nominator(s) shall submit the Nomination via the Student Awards Portal
- During the period of judging, no changes to the website will be permitted. If any changes found the submission will be disqualified. Regular updates related to Student
Branch Events and Meetings & Opportunity etc. are permitted. - Each regional judging panel sends regional selections to the Student Activities Committee judging panel in the finals based on the following criteria:
– A Region that has more than ten entries but fewer than 20 can submit two entries in the finals.
– A Region that has more than 20 entries can submit three entries in the finals. - Each participating region must send their entries no later than the deadline listed below to the IEEE Student Awards Committee for the Global Contest Judging.
- Only Regions can submit entries for the Global Website Contest through Regional Student Activities Committee Chair (RSAC) or Regional Student Activities Committee
Representative (RSR). - If you require additional information about the award or the awards process, you may contact us at sac-awards@ieee.org
Please note that IEEE maintains publishing rights to print excerpts from all material submitted.
Deadline
Deadline is 31st March of each year
Evaluation Criteria
The complete Rules and Guidelines, which include the criteria that judges will use to evaluate the Web sites, are available for all Student Branches. Winners of the ten Regional contests will flow up to the International contest level. View complete Rules and Guidelines
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Prize
Each region can select the list of regional juries to decide on the regional winner(s) which will be forwarded to the Students Committee for judging in the international contest.
Regional Contest Prize(s)
Each region offers their own prizes for the regional website contest. Please check with your local Regional Student Activities Committee or IEEE Region Website for the Regional Website Contest prize information.
Global Contest Prize(s)
Based on the judging criteria, the Student Activities Committee will give international awards as listed below:
- Winner: US $1,000
- Runner: US $500
- Honorable mention(s): US $250 (if any)
The Student Branch will receive the above cash award and a Customized E-Certificate will also be provided to the winner, runner and the honorable mention(s).
Past Recipients
View the past winners information for IEEE Student Branch Website Contest (Global Winners): Student Award Results