Best student paper award
Purpose: To recognize excellence in a MSC paper whose primary contributor(s) is a (are) Student Member(s) of the IEEE.
Nomination procedure and deadline: Details available at the CSS webpage for the MSC Best Student Paper Award
Prize:
Certificate laminated on a plaque and travel expenses to the MSC for one recipient (round trip restricted (minimal) coach airfare, conference registration, and up to 4 conference-rate hotel-nights for a 3-day conference, and up to 5 conference-rate hotel-nights for a 4-day conference. All four finalists receive certificates and free student conference registrations.
Eligibility:
Primary contributor(s) of a paper, who was a (were) Student Member(s) of the IEEE at the MSC deadline for initial paper submission. The Student(s) is (are) required to present the paper at the MSC.
Basis for Judgement:
Originality, clarity, and potential impact on practical applications of control.
Student Travel Support Program Program Details The Student Travel Support of MSC is meant to enable promising students to attend the conference, present their papers and become more integrated into their scientific community. IEEE Control Systems Society funds will be used to cover student (or regular, in rare cases) registration. Depending on the number of applications, modest levels of additional support might be available. Eligibility and Requirements In order to be eligible, applicants
- Must be an author or co-author of (at least) one paper accepted for presentation at MSC;
- Must present at least one of the accepted papers;
- Must be a student member of both IEEE and CSS at the time of the application.
In case the number of applicants exceeds the budget, additional criteria will be used to make a selection among the applicants. These additional criteria, in decreasing order of importance, prefer
- Applicants who have not benefited from this scheme in the last two years.
- Applicants who will present more than one paper at the conference.
- Applicants who can demonstrate active participation in CSS.
In addition, the selection committee may decide to limit awards where more than one presenter from the same institution would otherwise be offered an award to attend the same conference. Application Procedures To apply, students must download the Student Travel Support Application Form, fill it in, convert it into the PDF format, and upload it as follows:
- Step 1: Select “Submit a paper or session proposal for the MSC”
- Step 2: Select “First Submissions: Student Travel Form”
- Step 3: To complete the application procedure, the Student’s Advisor must contact via e-mail and provide the following information:
1. Certification that the applicant is currently enrolled as a student and is planning to attend and present a paper at the MSC
2. Short message of support of the Student’s application.
A student application not accompanied by the Adviser’s support letter will not be considered for support. Deadlines and Award Notification
- July 11 : Decision letters about papers submitted to MSC are sent out
- July 26: Deadline for applying for the Student Travel Support (NEW DEADLINE)
- August 15 (tentative): decision messages about travel support recipients are expected to be sent out. *IMPORTANT NOTE: do not register until you have received the decision letter where the details of the special registration procedure for Student Travel Awardees will be announced. Please be aware that the registration fee can potentially not be reimbursed in case you have already registered using the standard registration procedure.*
- September 1: Deadline for completing the online registration and uploading the final version of the manuscript The Chair of Student Activities Committee (Joseph Yamé) can provide an official letter confirming the receipt of the award, if required.
Conditions of the Award
- The award is not transferable
- The award recipient will participate in, and present, at least one paper at the conference