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IES Emerging Professional Annual Conference Sponsorship

Each year, IES sections and corporate sponsors step up to provide funds to support the attendance of Emerging Professionals (EPs) — which includes students, early career professionals and professionals making a career change — at IES24: The Lighting Conference and the IES EP Workshop that precedes the conference.

The IES Lighting Conference  provides a range of educational programming—including workshops, seminars, immersive experiences, tours, networking, and paper and poster presentations—on the art, design, science, and research of lighting relevant to lighting professionals, educators, and related design disciplines. As always, professional education is paramount, with a broad selection of CEU credits available through participation at the conference.

Application Process

Qualified individuals (current student, recent graduate ((up to 5 years after graduation or a professional making a career change)) must submit a one-page essay to the IES EP Workshop Committee making sure to address the questions below. The essay should be a 350-word maximum.

  1. Tell us about your occupation and/or studies.
  2. How will attending the IES EP Workshop and the IES Conference help achieve educational and/or career goals?
  3. How will your attendance at the IES EP Workshop and the IES Conference impact your future as an active IES member?
  4. Complete the sponsorship agreement form [PDF 42,8 KB]

Judging Criteria

  • Effective communication of ideas
  • Relevance and interest
  • Clarity of writing without spelling errors
  • Applications should be sent to: epsponsorship@ies.org. Only applications submitted to this address will be considered

Selection Process

  • All applicants will be informed of their application status in a timely fashion prior to the conference for adequate preparation.
  • Submission deadline: June 3, 2024
  • Recipient Notification: June 17, 2024
  • IES EP Sponsorships will be awarded to applicants who are eager to learn more about the lighting industry and demonstrate an interest in future involvement in the IES.
  • IES membership is not a prerequisite to receive the sponsorship.
  • The number of awards will vary each year, depending on available sponsorships.
  • Only one sponsorship will be awarded to an individual.

Award

  • IES will reimburse travel expenses after the conference of up to $1,800 USD. Reimbursement receipts must be submitted no later than 30 days after the event to Michael Austerlitz (mausterlitz@ies.org)
  • The Sponsorship is intended to offset conference travel (airfare, airport transfers, train & taxi expenses and mileage), lodging, and IES24 conference registration cost