The BSPA is given to up to three (Max. five) outstanding papers whose first author is a student, and granted based on a full paper submitted and presented in addition to the regular extended abstract required for the conference. The award is composed of an award certificate and a cash prize of 500 USD.
The main author must be a full-time student at the date of submission of the paper.
The paper must present original results.
The paper must not have been presented in another conference or journal (although we won’t ask for the copyright, and the author can submit the paper to another conference afterward)
The author postulates to the BSPA at the moment of submitting the extended abstract through the online process
A proof of student enrollment must be also uploaded through the online platform
The awards committee will ask for full papers after selecting the best five extended abstracts
The award(s) will be given during the awards dinner
The YSA recognizes the young researcher(s) under 35 and have made innovative contributions in fields related to high-power electromagnetics. The young researchers who want to participate in the contest can self-nominate themselves during the submission process
The YSA applicant must be the main author of an extended abstract submitted to the conference
The main author should be born after January 1, 1991
The applicant postulates to the YSA at the moment of submitting the extended abstract through the online process
The applicant must also upload her/his CV including the list of publications through the online platform
The award(s) will be given during the awards dinner
Outstanding papers submitted to the conference will be selected for the Best Paper Award, which will be presented separately from the Best Student Paper Award.
Papers not selected for the Best Student Paper Award (BSPA) will remain eligible for nomination for the Best Paper Award (BPA). BPA candidates must not be students. The Award Committee will select approximately twice the number of final awardees as BPA candidates from among the outstanding submissions.
Authors of the selected candidate papers will be invited to present their work at the BPA Session(s), scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, June 30. The final selection will be based on a comprehensive evaluation of both the technical quality of the manuscript and the excellence of the oral presentation.
The recipient(s) of the Best Paper Award will be officially announced and honored during the Gala Dinner on Wednesday, July 1.