Student

A student is someone who is enrolled in a degree-granting program (either undergraduate or graduate) at an institution of higher learning and registered full-time according to the definition of his/her respective academic institution, and who is not employed full-time. Students must submit written verification from a professor or other verifiable school authority at their institution attesting to their full-time student status when making an application.

In particular, note that post-docs and part-time students would not normally qualify as students for USAEE purposes.

To download the student verification form, click here:  USAEE Student Verification Form. 

To join as a student member of USAEE, click here.

Student Participation at Conferences

Only USAEE student members, according to the definition above, may apply for student scholarships to USAEE conferences and participate in USAEE conference events that are designated for student participation. The requirement must be met at the time of initial submission of research to the conference in question.

Thus, a member who is a full-time student at the time of initial submission of research for presentation at a USAEE conference will be eligible to participate in events designated for students even if that person’s status changes such that he/she is employed full-time at the time of the conference in question.

Young Professional

A young professional is someone who, although he or she may be employed full-time, is within two years of graduation from a full-time Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. program (or ABD, post-docs) and is under the age of 35. A young professional must submit one of the following written verifications attesting to their young professional status:

• Copy of their transcript from the institution they attended within the last two years
• A written letter from their faculty advisor attesting that were a full-time student within the last two years

Young Professional Participation at Conferences

For two years after graduation from a full-time education program, qualified young professionals may attend USAEE Conferences by paying the student registration rate. To qualify for young professional rates for a USAEE conference, a young professional must have graduated within two years prior to the start date of the conference.