IEEE Distinguished Young Professional Laureate Forum

• Professional Development to connect with one of IEEE’s techn giants whose extraordinary accomplishments have been recognized globally
• Career advice from trusted sources that may open doors to new possibilities
• Expand your professional network and enhance your brand and connect you to professionals in their networks.
• Guidance on current research, identify possible collaborators, and review research strategies/statements/questions.
• Build and Enhance relationships by connecting with a global audience of Executive leaders, seasoned professionals, young professionals, and students at one location.
• Build your brand by getting exposure among leaders in industry and government spanning multiple technologies.

Individuals must:

• Must be an IEEE member.
• Be an IEEE Young Professional Award Recipient from any IEEE Organizational Unit (MGA, TAB, EAB, Standards, IEEE USA, and PSPB), or
• Be an IEEE Young Professional Award Recipient from any IEEE Society, IEEE Region, or IEEE Section, or
• Be appointed as a member of the IEEE Young Professional Executive Committee, or
• Be appointed as an IEEE Young Professional Chair in a Region/Section, AND
• Have graduated from their first professional degree in an IEEE designated field within the last 15 years. who received their highest academic degree no more than fifteen years prior to the year of original nomination, and not more than age forty-five at the time of the nomination.
• Nominations and all supporting documentation must be submitted no later than 17 January 2025 at 9:00 AM ET.

Self-nominations are accepted. 

Note: 2025 and 2026, Non-IEEE members are not eligible to participate. 

Nomination submissions require:

• One endorsement letter from an individual other than the nominator who can attest to your IEEE Young Professional role and/or award. The endorsement letter must be submitted with the nomination.
• Image or letter indicating the applicant’s appointment/award.
• The nominee’s curriculum vitae (CV) must be submitted with the nomination.
• The nomination, one endorsement letter, and nominee’s CV must be submitted in English.
• Special travel grants for Young Professionals from underrepresented regions or financially disadvantaged communities.

*All documents must be submitted in English. 

Note: A recipient of this recognition can only receive one travel grant. 

Applicants are also required to:

• Provide a 200-word narrative proposal describing the applicant’s reason for applying.
• Be responsible for travel expenses above the $1.5k provided by IEEE Awards
• Submit expense report within one month after event
• Within 7 days of attending the event, provide a summary (100 words maximum) about their experience at the IEEE Summit & Honors Ceremony and how being selected benefited and enhance their career and IEEE experience. This information will be published on the IEEE Awards website.
• Become an IEEE Young Professional Champion and promote the IEEE Laureate Program within your network (school, work, sections, regions, social, and at events)

Judging Panel:

In the 2025, the selection committee will be comprised of 3-5 members from the IEEE Awards Board.

Deadline to submit applications is 17 January. Selection of recipients will be made at the end of January, and the approved recipients will be notified shortly thereafter. 

Basis for judging:

• Impact: has made an exceptional contribution(s) in an IEEE designated field to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Or have solved a grand challenge facing society.
• Excellence in Field: Commitment to innovation and research.
• Led and inspired others: role model to peers or future generations.
• Potential for future: active contributor to mentoring and volunteering within community.

Prize:

The nominee selected will receive a travel grant in the amount of $1,500 to attend the forum and IEEE VIC Summit and Honors Ceremony on 23-24 April 2025 at the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba Hotel in Japan. Please note other expenses must be covered on own.