Student Financial Aid

Student grants to support attending the conference and short courses are available due to the generous support of individuals, agencies, and companies. The Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant, the Valentin T. Jordanov Radiation Instrumentation Travel Grant, and the Conference Trainee Grants will be available. The application deadlines are shown for each award. All applications and recommendations must be submitted online. Information about nominations for other Awards is given in the IEEE NPSS Awards section below.

For more information contact:
Chuck Melcher
Scholarship Chair
Phone:+1-865-974-0254
cmelcher@utk.edu

Grants

For a list of the 2009 awards and grants recipients, please see the "Awards and Grants" page on the NSS2009 conference site.

2010 Conference Trainee Grants

Nomination Deadline: June 15, 2010
Description: There will be a limited number of grants for support of trainees (graduate students and post-doctoral fellows) to attend the conference.
Prize: The grants will be in the form of direct payments by the conference toward the conference registration, workshop, and short course fees. There will be no support for travel or hotels. The exact number of grants and the dollar amounts are still being determined.
Funding: Funded by the conference for up to $500 each.
Eligibility: If you apply for a grant, DO NOT register for the conference until you know the status of your application. The technical program committees will recommend candidates to the general chair for final selection. Applicants will be notified in July. Grants will be made according to the following criteria until all available funds are committed:
- First priority to students/postdocs who are first authors of accepted abstracts
- Second priority to students/postdocs who are co-authors on accepted abstracts
- Within any category, funds will be distributed according to the date the letter of recommendation is received

The support for these grants comes from different sources. Some grants may have restrictions, e.g., limited to IEEE members.

Grant recipients will be expected to write a letter of thanks to the company which provided the funds for their trainee grant.
Basis for Judging: Applicants need to have their mentor(s) to complete online letters of recommendation by June 15, 2010.

Valentin T. Jordanov Radiation Instrumentation Travel Grant

Nomination Deadline: June 15, 2010
Description: The purpose of the Valentin T. Jordanov Radiation Instrumentation Travel Grant Fund (Jordanov Travel Grant) is to promote graduate-level study and research on radiation instrumentation and to promote membership in the IEEE.
Prize: Jordanov Travel Grant awardees will be reimbursed for expenses associated with traveling to and participating in the NSS, up to a maximum of USD 600 (if the awardee resides in the same continent that the conference is being held in) or up to a maximum of USD 1,200 (if the awardee resides in a different continent than the conference is being held in).
Funding: Funded by the conference.
Eligibility: Recipients must be graduate students or individuals who have obtained their highest degree less than five years prior to the start of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS). Preference will be given to applicants in the field of Nuclear Electronics and applicants from Bulgaria. Candidates should show exceptional promise in the field of Radiation Instrumentation.
Basis for Judging: Candidates should apply through the Trainee Grant Application process. Academic Advisors/Supervisors will be asked to submit a letter of recommendation. Recommendations should address financial need, demonstrated technical merit, career intentions and worthiness of the candidate.

The 2010 Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant

Nomination Deadline: August 1, 2010
Nominees for our grant selection process should mail their letters (containing the information described below) to the respective NSS or MIC program chair by August 1, 2010.
Description: To promote continuing education and encourage membership in NPSS.
Prize: Maximum of $500 for each NSS recipient and $500 for each MIC recipient, mostly for tuition in NPSS Sponsored Short Courses, but in selected cases, possibly for partial hotel room costs to attend the NSS or MIC Short Course. The grants will be in the form of direct payments by the conference toward Short Course tuition and/or partial hotel room costs. There will be no support for travel. This year, we expect to make a minimum of two NSS Phelps grants for NSS and two MIC Phelps grants for MIC.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
Eligibility: Outstanding NPSS Student Members, Postdoctoral Fellows who are Members of NPSS, and unemployed Members of NPSS who need assistance in changing career direction. An NPSS member that is interested in being considered for a grant should send a letter of nomination to the respective NSS or MIC program chair. If the candidate is a student or post doc, the letter should be co-signed by the candidate's mentor. The letter should contain the following information:

NPSS Student/Post Doc Members:

  • your name and contact information
  • if a Student, the name of your school, and the degree program you are enrolled in (both the subject and the degree being sought), and, if appropriate, a brief biographical sketch
  • if a Post Doc, a brief biographical sketch listing your academic background (universities attended, degrees and dates conferred, employment history)
  • your IEEE membership number
  • a brief description of your current research
  • a brief description of the Short Course that you want to take and your reason for wanting to take it

Currently unemployed NPSS Members:

  • your name and contact information
  • a brief biographical sketch listing your academic background (universities attended, degrees and dates conferred, employment history)
  • your IEEE membership number
  • a brief description of the engineering or research endeavors that you performed whiled employed
  • a brief description of the Short Course that you want to take and your reason for wanting to take it
Basis for Judging: Grants will be made according to the following criteria: Exceptional promise as a Graduate Student or Post Doc in any of the fields of NSS or MIC; exceptionally good work in those fields for currently unemployed NPSS members, with the expectation that attendance to one or more of the Short Courses will result in improved possibility of obtaining a job in one of the NSS or MIC fields.

The selection committee (consisting of the program and short course chairs or their designees) will recommend candidates to the general chair for final selection.

Presentation: Presented each year at the NSS and MIC conferences


IEEE NPSS Awards

Here is a list of IEEE NPSS Awards that are applicable to the 2010 NSS/MIC Conference.

For applications for 2010 Awards please see http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps/awards.htm

The 2010 Radiation Instrumentation Early Career Award (RITC)

Nomination Deadline: June 1, 2010
Applications available at: http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps
Description: To recognize an individual, early in their career, who has made significant and/or innovative technical contributions to the fields of radiation instrumentation and measurement techniques for ionizing radiation.
Prize: $2,000, Plaque, and Certificate
Funding: Funded by the budget of the IEEE/NPSS Nuclear Science Symposium
Eligibility: Graduate students, or other individuals whose highest degree was awarded within six years of the date of nomination. Candidates for the award must be members in good standing of IEEE and NPSS at the time of nomination.
Basis for Judging: Exceptional contributions to the field of Radiation Instrumentation, demonstrated technical merit, proficiency, career intentions and worthiness of the candidate. The schedule to submit nominations, selection of awardees, and other aspects of the award shall be the responsibility of the Awards Committee of the Radiation Instrumentation Technical Committee.
Presentation: Presented annually at the IEEE/NPSS Nuclear Science Symposium.

Radiation Instrumentation Outstanding Achievement Award (RITC)

Nomination Deadline: June 1, 2010
Description: To recognize outstanding contributions to the fields of radiation instrumentation and measurement techniques for ionizing radiation.
Prize: $3,000, Plaque, and Certificate
Funding: Funded by the budget of the IEEE/NPSS Nuclear Science Symposium
Eligibility: Any individual who has made outstanding technical contributions to the field of radiation instrumentation. Candidates for the award must be members in good standing of IEEE and NPSS at the time of nomination.
Basis for Judging: The principal criteria will be the originality and impact of the contributions to the field. Other factors can include the cumulative research contributions over a career and the influence on the field through education. The schedule to submit nominations, selection of awardees, and other aspects of the award shall be the responsibility of the Awards Committee of the Radiation Instrumentation Technical Committee.
Presentation: Presented annually at the IEEE/NPSS Nuclear Science Symposium.

The 2010 The Bruce H. Hasegawa Young Investigator Medical Imaging Science Award (MIC)

Nomination Deadline: July 15, 2010
Applications available at: http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps/nmisc
Description: To recognize young investigators in the medical imaging science community who have made significant and/or innovative technical contributions.
Prize: $2,000, Plaque and Certificate
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society’s Medical Imaging Conference budget.
Eligibility: Graduate students, or other individuals, whose highest degree was awarded within six years prior to the date of nomination.
Basis for Judging: Exceptional contributions to the field of Medical Imaging Science, demonstrated technical merit, proficiency, career intentions and worthiness of the candidate.
Presentation: Presented annually at the Medical Imaging Conference.

The 2010 Edward J. Hoffman Medical Imaging Scientist Award (MIC)

Nomination Deadline: July 15, 2010
Applications available at: http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps/nmisc
Description: To recognize outstanding technical contributions to the field of medical imaging science.
Prize: $3,000, Plaque, and Certificate
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society’s Medical Imaging Conference budget.
Eligibility: Any individual who has made outstanding technical contributions to the field of medical imaging science.
Basis for Judging: Primary consideration will be given to the impact and innovativeness of the research. Other factors can include, for example, research contributions over a career and the influence on Medical Imaging Science through education. The nominee is not required to be a member of the NPSS or IEEE but, where candidates have otherwise equal qualifications, preference shall be given to the candidate who is a member of the IEEE.
Presentation: Presented annually at the Medical Imaging Conference.

2010 NPSS Student Paper Awards

Nomination Deadline: All candidates for selection must have identified themselves at the time of abstract submittal.
Description: For outstanding student oral or poster papers presented at the NSS and MIC. The purpose of these awards is to encourage both outstanding student contributions and greater student participation as principal or sole authors of papers as well as to acknowledge the importance of student contributions to the fields embraced by NPSS.
Prize: The two best papers (two awards for each NSS and MIC) will receive cash awards of 500 US$ each and a certificate. The two runners-up will receive a certificate only.
Funding: Funded by each conference’s budget, as determined by each of the individual conferences sponsored by IEEE NPSS.
Eligibility: Any student who is the principal or sole author/researcher and the presenter of either a poster or an oral paper at the NSS or MIC and who has been identified as an eligible student author will be eligible. If there is a tie, preference will be given 1) to IEEE NPSS members; 2) to IEEE members; 3) to non-IEEE members.
Basis for Judging: The on-site awards committee will rank the papers for technical content and originality first. Other criteria such as graphic display and clarity of data presentation may be considered.
Presentation: When possible, awards will be presented at the closeout session of the conference. If this is not possible, the recipients will be notified by mail or e-mail.