Success Stories - the Impact of IEEE Canadian Foundation Special Grants
Success Stories tell some of the achievements of our Canadian
engineering students - encouraged and assisted by the support provided by
IEEE student services, the IEEE Canada student activities committee, the
IEEE Canadian Foundation, and donors who make the difference by providing
that extra capability.
2010 Traveling to a Conference in Shanghai
An IEEE Canada VT travel grant is critical in enabling a UWO student to
present his paper at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control.
2009 Carleton University's IEEE Connects
Expanding a successful venture at Carleton to three schools
during very difficult economic times and making it another success.
2007 Univ of Saskatchewan's Space Design Team
- highlighted on home page A multidisciplinary team from the U of Saskatchewan wins first place in
NASA's 2010 space elevator competition.
2005 Laval University's Robocup
These undergraduates enter a soccer contest for robots held in Atlanta,
Georgia and were awarded third place.
2004 Winnipeg Section WIE Rosie
the Robot Rosie was constructed to showcase women in engineering and present
engineering as a fun and interesting career choice for young people.
2003 Dalhousie Tour of Industries
An effort to keep highly educated Nova Scotian engineering students in the
province after graduation.
Another Success Story - an IEEE McNaughton Learning Resource Centre Upgrade Grant
2002 Red River College McNaughton
Centre Upgrade An "upgrade" grant enables this Centre, established in 1984, to
continue be highly relevant to current students and reflect IEEE quality.