Awards & Grants

BEST PAPER AWARD

The Best Paper Award recognizes the foremost paper among all papers submitted and presented during the workshop.

 

BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD

The Best Student Paper Award recognizes excellence in research for submitted papers primarily authored and presented by a student at the workshop.

 

STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS

The IEEE Electronics Packaging Society, a SPI 2026 Sponsor, is pleased to provide a special Travel Grant to two students presenting their work at the workshop. The Grants are intended to support the costs directly tied to the event’s attendance, with reimbursements up to the limits of 1600 USD for students from European institutions and 2450 USD for students from non-European institutions.

 


Rules and Procedures for
Best Student Paper Award & EPS Student Travel Grants

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following criteria:
• Be enrolled full-time at an accredited institution in a graduate degree program (Masters or Doctoral)
• Be the primarily author and presenter of an accepted paper (oral or poster)
• Register until the Early Bird Deadline with a Student fee (IEEE member or non-member), providing proof of student status

How to apply

After receiving the Notification of Acceptance and until the Early Bird Deadline, successful applicants must send an e-mail to the Workshop Secretariat with the subject Student Award & Grants Application, and include the following information:
• Applicant’s full name
• Title of the accepted paper
• Nomination letter (1-page, PDF format) from the applicant’s advisor or from a professor certifying that the accepted paper is primarily the student’s work

Winners selection

Applicants must attend the workshop and present their paper. The jury panel will attend each applicant’s presentation and select the winners taking into account the overall quality of the presentation, the clarity in replying to questions from the audience, and the evaluation made during the review process.

Information for winners

All winners will be announced during the workshop’s Gala Dinner. The Best Student Paper and the Travel Grants can be cumulative. Instructions to request the Travel Grants reimbursement will be provided after the workshop ends.