Chosen recipients of the Student Attendance Support program will receive a reimbursement up to $1000.00 to cover a portion of the qualified expenses for eligible students attending APEC 2026. Those eligible to apply for the program are power electronics students, undergraduate or graduate, who have been accepted to present papers in a Technical Session at the upcoming conference. Once a Technical Session paper has been accepted, student presenters will be provided application information, with a deadline of October 31, 2025.
In its 20th year, this popular program was initiated by the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA). It is now jointly underwritten by PSMA and the other co-sponsors of the APEC conference: the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS).
The APEC 2026 Student Attendance Support Committee will choose the recipients of the Student Attendance Support. Criteria for students interested in applying are:
- The applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a power electronics program at an accredited institution.
- The recipients must be an author or co-author of a paper that was accepted for presentation at APEC 2026
- Only students who have not received support in the past will be considered
- The recipient must attend APEC 2026 and submit expense receipts to the Committee for reimbursement.
The recipients will be chosen by the APEC 2026 Student Attendance Support Committee.
Applications must be made and received by the Committee by October 31, 2025. Application information will be provided in Technical Session acceptance letters. Check this space later for details.
As part of the application process, students must provide information about their educational institution, degree program, the name of their faculty advisor, as well as a brief description of their career interest and reasons for attending APEC. The application also requires the title and ID number of their accepted APEC paper, including the name(s) of the co-author(s), if applicable.
Recipients of Student Attendance Support program are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the Student Session Assistant (SSA) opportunity. They will be given preference over other applicants during the selection process.
If accepted for the Student Attendance Support Program, the recipients will be notified by the Committee by November 21, 2025.
For any questions regarding the Student Attendance Support Program, please reach out to power@psma.com.