Student Activities

Award Policy for IEEE Region 5

IEEE Region 5 established the following cash awards for IEEE Region 5 Student Competitions.  IEEE Region 5 Competition Student Branches will be awarded in the following manner:

Activity1st Place2nd Place3rd Place
Robotics
$1,200$600$300
Circuit Design$500$250$150
Ethics$500$250$150
Cyber Challenge$800$500$200
Region - Student Presentation Award$800$500$200
Area - Student Presentation Award$125$100$75

Disbursement of Awards

The Awards will be disbursed upon conclusion of the IEEE Region 5 Student Competitions. Awards for Robotics and Cyber Security will be disbursed to the teams’ Student Branches.

Student presentation, Circuit Design and Ethics awards are made by R5 to the individual winners.  A W-8 (foreign person) or W-9 (US person) withholding form is required by the IEEE Region 5 Treasurer prior to disbursement.  The winners must also provide their current mailing address.

Stay Updated

Teams and individuals participating in the student activies should join the IEEE R5 Discord Server so that you will have access to the detailed rules and updates, student Q&A and scheduling.

IEEE Region 5 Student Conference Schedule

The 2024 IEEE Region 5 Student Conference will be held concurrently with the 2024 IEEE Region 5 Conference on April 3-7 in Springdale, AR. See the individual competition detailed descriptions as linked above for more information on action dates leading up to the student conference.

IEEE Region 5 Student Circuit Design Competition

IEEE Region 5 Student Ethics Competition

IEEE Region 5 Student Robotics Competition

IEEE Region 5 Student Presentation Competition

IEEE Region 5 Student Cyber Challenge