Up to seven Graduate Studies Scholarships are awarded annually to promote, recognize, and support eligible students within the Society’s fields of interest. The purpose is to support awardees toward a stay at a foreign university or research institution.
One of these scholarships is the IEEE PELS Jan Abraham “Braham” Ferreira Scholarship named in honor of the late Professor Jan Abraham “Braham” Ferreira, who was a past president of PELS. This scholarship is reserved for the highest-ranked winner from a traditionally underserved country or region in the spirit of providing opportunities to those less able to financially manage the expenses of foreign study.
These scholarships are also funded by the IEEE Foundation’s Future Workforce Fund.