Who to Ask for Funding
We highly encourage you to reach out to your local IEEE Section and your University to secure funding for your students to attend the IEEE Rising Stars Conference. Some Student Branches have also had success in getting Corporate Sponsors to fund their attendance. By taking proactive steps now, you can increase your chances of securing funding and ensuring your participation in this valuable experience.
Why Should We Get Funding Early
The earlier you can get on the 2026 budget for your local IEEE Section, the better your odds are of getting more funding and therefore more students to attend. We encourage you to request funding to your IEEE Section no later than July to give the section enough time to consider your request and add it to their budget.
How to Ask for Funding
Follow this link to a letter template that you can send to your IEEE Section and/or University to request funding for your students.
ONE EMAIL sent to your Section Chair NOW could help multiple students attend the Rising Stars Conference next year. This will be such a gift to future students so they are not struggling to find funding at the last minute when sections have finished allocating their budgets at the end of the year.
If you need any help in making the first point of contact, please contact us at [email protected] and we will see what we can do!
We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity and look forward to seeing you at Rising Stars 2026!
IEEE Region 6 Sections
IEEE Region 6 PACE is offering partial funding support for registration fees for students and young professional members in the region. This opportunity is meant to complement Section’s committed funds to support IEEE students and Young Professionals attendance to the conference. You may benefit from this opportunity by contacting the Conference Treasurer, Peijung Tsai, [email protected] with the number of students and YPs that you plan to send to the Conference with the Section’s committed funds. If you are acquiring tickets by concentration banking transfer to the conference, the discount will be applied on the invoice. If you are disbursing funds through reimbursement, you will need to request individual promotion codes to be given away to your students and YPs, after approval.
Guidelines:
- Promotional codes will be a $100 discount per registration fee.
- This offer is valid for IEEE Region 6 Sections. Confirmation and approval by a current Section leader, such as the Section Chair, is required.
- To support multiple Sections, a limit of discount codes is 5 per Section. Recommending consideration for student leaders and young professional leaders.
- This opportunity is available on a first-come, first-serve, and will only last until funding is depleted.
- If funding available is not depleted by Oct 31st, the limit per Section may be lifted.