November 17, 2011 - ISA is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 academic year scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to students worldwide who demonstrate outstanding potential for long-range contribution to the fields of automation, instrumentation, and control. The application must be postmarked by 15 February 2012 and received by ISA by 25 February to be eligible. The recipients will be chosen at ISA’s annual Spring Leaders Meeting in 2012 and notified in July 2012. Scholarships of $5,000 are provided to the top two undergraduate students, while the amounts of the other scholarships vary.
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program in an instrumentation, systems, or automation discipline (two-year program or four-year baccalaureate program or its equivalent) at an educational institution in their country of residence. Two-year-program applicants must have completed at least one academic semester or 12 semester hours or the equivalent. Four-year-degree program applicants must be in the sophomore year or higher of their study, or the equivalent, at the time of application.
Also, applicants must be full-time students and have an overall grade-point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Additionally, applicants must show how they plan to use their degrees in the automation profession.
