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IEEE Campaign Supports IEEE PES
Scholarship Plus Initiative
HE IEEE POWER & ENERGY
Society (PES) enjoys a close
working relationship with
the IEEE Foundation, the philanthropic partner of the IEEE. The IEEE
PES Scholarship Plus Initiative, a priority initiative of the IEEE Foundation, aims to increase the number of
well-qualified, entry-level engineers
by rewarding top power and energy
engineering students with up to
US$7,000 as well as real-world career
experiences. This is all provided thanks
to donor support.
These are exciting times for the
IEEE Foundation and the many IEEE
programs supported through philanthropy. The foundation continues
to marshal all available resources to drive new levels of technological access, innovation, and
engagement through far-reaching
global initiatives designed to transform lives through the power of
technology and education. We are
excited to share the fruits of our
efforts, made possible by the generosity of our donors.
Moreover, we are proud to announce that, as of 5 February 2019, the
Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Campaign has reached 60.8% of its goal!

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participates plays a vital role in
That is, it has received US$18.24 million
helping us employ technological
toward the US$30 million campaign.
innovation to solve pressing
This ambitious campaign was launched
global challenges, such as acin February 2018, and we thank you,
cess to electriour friends, for its fruitcal power, clean
ful progress. Learn
At an extraordinary
water, and digimore about the camtime in the history of
tal connectivity.
paign at https://www
the organization, each
At an extraor.ieeefoundation.org/
donor who participates
dinary time in the
campaign. We are
history of the organiconfident that, with
helps ensure that the
your support, we will
future of the IEEE holds zation, each donor
w ho participates
meet or exceed the
even greater promise
helps ensure that the
goal by IEEE Day 2020.
than its historic past.
future of the IEEE
A contribution to the
holds even greater
IEEE PES Scholarship
promise than its hisPlus Fund will help
toric past. We welcome you to help
the IEEE Foundation reach its target.
build on a legacy that will positiveMake your donation online at https://
ly and indelibly impact generations
www.ieeefoundation.org/Donate_
to come.
PES_Scholarship.
As IEEE Foundation Executive
IEEE Executive Director Stephen
Director Karen A. Galuchie noted,
Welby said,
"Each and every program that the
I congratulate the Foundation
IEEE Foundation supports through
on its success in reaching 60%
philanthropy is addressing a pressing
of its goal for the Realize the
need in some corner of the world."
Full Potential of IEEE Campaign.
The Foundation is an imporGaluchie personally donates to protant partner to the Institute-
grams that "empower and nourish
the resources brought to bear
bright young minds about technology
by the foundation amplify the
and how they can be used to improve
impact of IEEE's programs and
the human condition," just as the PES
initiatives to truly make a differScholarship Plus Initiative does. Learn
ence in communities around
more about the IEEE Foundation at
the world. Every donor who
https://www.ieeefoundation.org.

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