Contributed by: Oscar Gonzalez, ogonzale@odu.edu
The IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Outreach Fund provides grants for projects that will benefit CSS members and the control community in general. Since its inception in 2011, the Fund has funded more than 78 grants on behalf of a diverse group of CSS member-led activities.
The CSS Outreach Task Force is pleased to announce that the window for proposal submission for its 2022 spring solicitation will be held from April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022. IEEE CSS Outreach Fund Solicitation
The maximum amount that can be requested for an Outreach project is USD$20K.
Because of the time needed for grant approval and processing, a CSS member with an institutional affiliation interested in pursuing an Outreach-funded project starting in the fourth quarter of 2022 or in 2023 should apply during this solicitation.
Information regarding the program, which includes proposal requirements descriptions, a list of current and past funded projects, and a 2017 informative 10-minute video overview is found at:
http://ieeecss.org/activities/control-systems-society-outreach-fund
The CSS Outreach Fund is also featured in an article appearing in the August 2019 issue of the IEEE Control Systems Magazine:
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8764655
Inquiries, notices of intent, and requests for application materials need to be made directly to Oscar Gonzalez, Outreach Task Force Chair, at ogonzale@odu.edu
