This award shall be presented to young researchers or engineers/practicians who have made outstanding contributions to science, technology, standardization, etc.* in the fields of electronics, information, and communications, and are expected to further advance or develop said endeavor.
(* Includes practical implementation, OSS activities, and other related activities, such as chairperson of committees and working groups and the editor of standards in the said standardization, as well as program implementation and management support in OSS activities, etc.)

The Award nominees shall fulfill all the criteria below:

• Must be younger than 40 on December 31 of the year of nomination.
• Must not have previously received this award.

Two members of IEICE (* One of the two nominators shall not be affiliated with the same organization as that to which the nominee belongs.)
Note: Self-recommendation shall not be allowed.

The nominators shall send a nomination form together with documents that confirm the nominee’s achievements to the Finance and Administration Department, IEICE Headquarters Office via email on or before November 30.

Nomination Form (Word) Nomination Form (pdf)

[email]
shomu(at)ieice.org *Replace (at) with @

* In case there are materials you cannot send via email, please send the offline storage to the below postal address. If the link to the appropriate webpage is indicated in the nomination letter, this process is unnecessary. For details, please confirm section No.5 in the letter.

[Postal Address]
Finance and Administration Department, Headquarters Office,
the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
Kikai-Shinko-Kaikan Bldg., 101
5-8, Shibakoen 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
105-0011 JAPAN

The selection committee shall consist of the members of the commendation selection committee, and annually select up to three candidates and submit their names to the Board of Directors. If there are multiple recipients, one shall be from academia and one from industry. The third recipient, if any, may be from either background.