The IEEE Women in Engineering Committee (WIEC) encourages the development of local activities that are of educational and professional value to WIE members and increase the visibility of women in the profession. To assist IEEE WIE Affinity Groups, the WIEC has a limited amount of funding available to support such activities. The amount of funding is limited yearly; therefore, we cannot guarantee the availability of funds, and we advise that groups submit their proposals as early as possible.
Start-Up/Initial Funding
WIE Affinity and Student Branch Affinity Groups who have not received initial funding before are eligible to request up to US$200 in initial funding.
Initial Funding Guidelines
- Requests must be submitted by an affinity group officer.
- Requests must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the event.
- An activity report must be submitted 30 days after the conclusion of the event.
- Initial funding may be provided only once per group.
- The limit of each funding request is up to US$200. Proposals must include details on how the funds will be used.
- Process for Receiving Initial Funding
- WIE Initial Funding Request Form
- An initial funding request must be submitted by the WIE Affinity Group Chair or WIE Student Branch Affinity Group Chair/Advisor to wie-funding@ieee.org by using the Initial Funding form linked below.
- Activity Report
An activity report must be submitted to wie-funding@ieee.org within thirty days (30) after the conclusion of the activity with details of the use of funds.
Special Funding
WIE Affinity Groups and WIE Student Branch Affinity Groups are eligible to request up to US$400 in funding for special projects or activities that align with the mission and vision of IEEE WIE. The IEEE WIE Committee invites WIE Affinity Group Officers/Society Officers to submit Special Funding requests to bid for special funds.
Special Funding Guidelines
- Groups may receive special funding only once per year.
- Past events are not eligible for funding.
- Requests must be submitted by an affinity group/society officer.
- Meal costs may be included in the submission if the activity aligns with the mission and vision of IEEE WIE.
- Individual travel expenses (of any kind) will not be approved.
- An activity report must be submitted 30 days after the conclusion of the event. Failure to submit an activity report 30 days after the conclusion of the event will result in future requests not being awarded for one year.
- Funding will be provided after the activity is held and upon receipt of the activity report.
Process for Receiving Special Funding
WIE Special Funding Request Form
- A special funding request must be submitted by the WIE Affinity Group Chair to wie-funding@ieee.org by using the special funding form.
- Past events are not eligible for funding.
Activity Report
- If the special funding request has been initially approved, the WIE Affinity Group/Society must submit an activity report with details on the use of funds.
- The activity report must be submitted within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the activity.
- If a report is not received, future requests for one year will not be reviewed and/or awarded.
- The activity report may be published in WIE publications and/or social media platforms. Activity report should include a one-page summary (Word format) and image files (.JPG) image files. Please do not embed images in the report.
- Funding will be provided after the activity is held and upon receipt of the activity report.
Submission Deadlines (Special Funding) for 2024 Proposals – Coming Soon.
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