Student support ubiquitous when you know where to look

This article sheds some light on where IEEE Student Members look for support opportunities. Some of the major types of awards available are: regional student awards, graduate student fellowship, student paper contest, undergraduate student competitions, and travel grants. In addition to these awards SAC (Student Activities Committee) has initiated two new awards: IEEE Darrel Chong Student Activity Award and the IEEE XTreme 24-Hour Programming Challenges. Thus, this type of awards provides knowledge sharing among students