Through its awards program, the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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recognizes contributions that advance the fields of interest to the IEEE. For nearly a century, the IEEE Awards Program has paid tribute to technical professionals whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on technology, society and the engineering profession. The IEEE Medals and IEEE Technical Field Awards are institution-level awards. They are considered more prestigious than IEEE Society level awards and are administered by IEEE Awards Board. Each year, the IEEE Board of Directors approved the winners of these prestigious medals and awards at their annual board meeting. An IEEE Honors Ceremony is organized and held in New York each year to present the medals and awards to the recipients.
Funds for the awards program, other than those provided by corporate sponsors for some awards, are administered by the
IEEE Foundation
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IEEE Medals
* IEEE top medal and highest honor
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IEEE Medal of Honor
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* Medals not specific to a technology field
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IEEE Edison Medal (IEEE's principal medal for a meritorious career)
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IEEE Founders Medal
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(for leadership, planning, and administration)
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IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal
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(first presentation scheduled for June 2021)
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IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal
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* Medals in specific technology areas
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IEEE Frances E. Allen Medal
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(for computing, first presentation scheduled for June 2022)
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IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (for telecommunications engineering)
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IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies
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IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
The IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal is presented annually to up to three persons, for outstanding achievements in information sciences, information systems and information technology. The recipients receive a gold medal, together with a replica in ...
(for
information theory
Information theory is the scientific study of the quantification (science), quantification, computer data storage, storage, and telecommunication, communication of information. The field was originally established by the works of Harry Nyquist a ...
and
coding)
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IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Through its awards program, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recognizes contributions that advance the fields of interest to the IEEE. For nearly a century, the IEEE Awards Program has paid tribute to technical professionals ...
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IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
The IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal is presented "for outstanding achievements in signal processing" theory, technology or commerce. The recipients of this award will receive a gold medal, together with a replica in bronze, a certificat ...
(for
signal processing
Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing ''signals'', such as audio signal processing, sound, image processing, images, and scientific measurements. Signal processing techniq ...
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IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal (for electronics and telecommunications)
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IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
In 2002, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) added a new award to its already existing program of awards. Each year, one or more nominees are honored with a medal in the name of Jun-ichi Nishizawa, considered to be the ' ...
(for materials and device sciences)
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IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
The IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal is a science award presented by the IEEE for outstanding contributions to the microelectronics industry. It is given to individuals who have demonstrated contributions in multiple areas including technology developm ...
(for
microelectronics
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IEEE Medal in Power Engineering
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IEEE Simon Ramo Medal (for
systems engineering
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)
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IEEE John von Neumann Medal (for
computer
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-related technology)
* Discontinued medal programs
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IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal The IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal was a science award presented by the IEEE for outstanding achievements in the field of electromagnetic waves. The medal was named in honour of German physicist Heinrich Hertz, and was first proposed in 1986 by IEEE Reg ...
(last awarded in 2001)
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IEEE Lamme Medal
The initially called AIEE Lamme Medal was established in 1924 by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) to recognize members for 'meritorious achievement in the development of electrical apparatus or machinery.' The medal was named i ...
(last awarded in 2002)
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IEEE Medal for Engineering Excellence
The IEEE Medal for Engineering Excellence was an award presented by the IEEE to recognize exceptional achievements in application engineering in the technical disciplines of the IEEE, for the benefit of the public and the engineering profession. ...
(last awarded in 2004)
IEEE Technical field awards
* Current technical field awards
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IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award
The IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award is a Technical Field Award of the IEEE given annually for outstanding contributions to the field of biomedical engineering. It was established in 2010.
The award is sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Med ...
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IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award (for
nanotechnology
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and miniaturization)
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IEEE Control Systems Award
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IEEE Electromagnetics Award
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IEEE Electronics Packaging Award The IEEE Electronics Packaging Award, formerly called the IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technologies Award, is a Technical Field Award established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2002. It is awarded for meritorious contribution t ...
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IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing
The IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing is a Technical Field Award that is given by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This award is presented for contributions in the field of signal processing.
The award is named after ...
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IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
The IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award is a Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers#Technical field awards, Technical Field Award presented by the IEEE for an outstanding contribution to the advancement of speech a ...
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IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
The IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award is a Technical Field Award presented by the IEEE for outstanding contributions to solid-state devices and technology. The award may be presented to an individual or a team of up to three people. It was established ...
(for
solid-state device
Solid-state electronics means semiconductor electronics: electronic equipment using semiconductor devices such as transistors, diodes and integrated circuits (ICs). The term is also used as an adjective for devices in which semiconductor electro ...
s)
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IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
The IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award is a Technical Field Award of the IEEE given for outstanding contributions to consumer electronics technology. It is named in honor of Masaru Ibuka, co-founder and honorary chairman of Sony Corpor ...
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IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award
The IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award is a Technical Field Award established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2011. The IEEE Technical Field Awards are awarded for contributions or leadership in specific fields of interest of t ...
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IEEE Internet Award
IEEE Internet Award is a Technical Field Award established by the IEEE in June 1999. The award is sponsored by Nokia Corporation. It may be presented annually to an individual or up to three recipients, for exceptional contributions to the adv ...
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IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award
The IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award was a Technical Field Award of the IEEE that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2004 and was discontinued in 2011. The award was presented annually from 2006–2010 f ...
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IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award
The IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award is a Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers#Technical field awards, Technical Field Award of the IEEE given each year to an individual, multiple recipients, or team up to th ...
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IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
The IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award is a Technical Field Award of the IEEE that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1986. This award is presented for outstanding contributions in industrial systems engineering.
The award may b ...
(for
industrial systems engineering
Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information a ...
)
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IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
The IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award is a Technical Field Award established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2003. This award is presented for outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of any aspect of electronic circuits and systems th ...
(for
electronic circuits and
systems
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)
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IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
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IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
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IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award
The IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award is a Technical Field Award of the IEEE that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2005. This award is presented annually for outstanding contribution(s) to the advancement of power el ...
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IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award (for emerging technologies)
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IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits
The IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits is a Technical Field Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It was previously called the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Award. In November 2005 the award was re ...
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IEEE Frederik Philips Award
The IEEE Frederik Philips Award is a Technical Field Award that was established by the IEEE in 1971. The award is presented for outstanding accomplishments in the management of research and development resulting in effective innovation in the el ...
(for management of
research and development
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IEEE Photonics Award
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IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
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(for information processing systems in computer science)
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IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
The IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award is a technical field award presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to either an individual, or a team, "for outstanding contributions to space engineering within the fields of inte ...
(for
space engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is sim ...
)
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IEEE Robotics and Automation Award
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Award is a Technical Field Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2002. This award is presented for contributions in the fi ...
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IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award (for biologically and linguistically motivated computational paradigms such as
neural networks
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)
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IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
The IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award is a technical field award given to an individual by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), for major contributions to standardization within the field of electrical and electronic ...
(for
standardization
Standardization or standardisation is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments. Standardization ...
)
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IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award
The IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award is a Technical Field Award that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2008. This award may be presented for outstanding contributions to the field of nuclear and plasma sciences and engineering ...
(for nuclear and plasma engineering)
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IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award (for communications technology)
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IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
The IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award is a Technical Field Award of the IEEE that was established by the IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering a ...
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IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
The IEEE Nikola Tesla Award is a Technical Field Award given annually to an individual or team that has made an outstanding contribution to the generation or utilization of electric power. It is awarded by the Board of Directors of the IEEE. The ...
(for
power technology)
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IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
The IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award is a Technical Field Award established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2001. It is an institute level award, not a society level award. It is presented for outstanding early to mid-career contributions to technolog ...
(for technologies holding the promise of innovative applications)
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IEEE Transportation Technologies Award
The IEEE Transportation Technologies Award is a technical field award given for advances in technologies within the fields of interest to the IEEE as applied in transportation systems. This IEEE-level award, was created in 2011 by the board of ...
**IEEE Plasma Science and Applications (PSAC) Award
* Discontinued technical field awards
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IEEE David Sarnoff Award
The IEEE David Sarnoff Award was a Technical Field Award presented in 1959–2016 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It was awarded annually for exceptional contributions to electronics.
The award was established i ...
(for electronics, last awarded in 2016)
IEEE-level paper prizes
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IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
The IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award was established in 1979 by the board of directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in honor of Donald G. Fink. He was a past president of the Institute of Radio Engineers
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IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award provided by the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE), was created in 1956 from a donation from Walter R. G. Baker (1892–1960) to the IRE. The award continued to be awarded by the board of directors of the Institute of Ele ...
Other IEEE-level recognitions
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IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
The IEEE Haraden Pratt Award was established by the IEEE
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(for service to IEEE)
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IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award
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(for service to IEEE)
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IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
The IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition was established by the IEEE
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IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition
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(for managerial leadership)
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IEEE Honorary Membership IEEE Honorary Membership is an honorary type of membership of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), that is given for life to an individual. It is awarded by the board of directors of IEEE to people 'who have rendered meri ...
Scholarships
* IEEE Life Members Graduate Study Fellowship in Electrical Engineering was established by the IEEE in 2000. The fellowship is awarded annually to a first year, full-time graduate student obtaining their masters for work in the area of electrical engineering, at an engineering school/program of recognized standing worldwide.
* IEEE Charles LeGeyt Fortescue Graduate Scholarship was established by the IRE in 1939 to commemorate
Charles Legeyt Fortescue's contributions to electrical engineering. The scholarship is awarded for one year of full-time graduate work obtaining their masters in electrical engineering an ANE engineering school of recognized standing in the United States.
Charles LeGeyt Fortescue Graduate Scholarship
Retrieved on 2010-01-23.
Awards at the society and technical council level
The IEEE societies (of which there are 39 as of June 2020) and IEEE technical councils (seven as of June 2020) also have their own award programs. These include recognizing volunteers at the society technical committee levels and conference levels, for service and for technical work. However, IEEE institution level awards are above IEEE societies and technical council level awards, with higher standards, recognition, and prestige.
Student activities
IEEE offers many student awards, competitions and other opportunities for students to become actively involved.
* IEEEXtreme Programming Competition
IEEEXtreme (often abbreviated as Xtreme) is an annual hackathon and competitive programming challenge in which teams of IEEE
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* IEEEmadC
IEEEmadC (Mobile application development, Mobile Applications Development Contest) is an international contest organized by volunteering, volunteers for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE student members across the globe. The ...
Student Branch Awards
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