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Welcome to the High Performing Student Branch Chapter (HPSBC) Program 2023 webpage!
The submission site will open on December 15, 2022 HERE.
The IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) provides annual funding to the PES Student Branch Chapters (SBC) to carry out activities supporting their local members through the High Performing Student Branch Chapter Program(HPSBCP). This is the PES flagship program to support the student branch chapters. Every SBC that completes the basic application and satisfies the minimum requirements is eligible for basic funding of $150. However, all SBCs have the opportunity to get more funding (up to a maximum of $1000 per year) by completing a few more form fields. The HPSBCP award aims to:
The HPSBCP 2023 provides funding for the PES SBCs based on the activities carried out in the year 2022. Understanding the important role of the SBCs in the PES ecosystem, the IEEE PES Governing Board increased the funding from $25000 to $38000 in 2022.
Any IEEE PES Student Branch Chapter active in 2022 is eligible to apply for the High Performing Student Branch Chapter Program (HPSBCP) 2023.
The HPSBCP 2023 application online reporting link is sent to all PES Student Branch Chapter leaders. The SBC leaders need to work together to complete one application via the online reporting system to qualify their chapters for the HPSBC program.
Each SBC will be eligible to receive a basic funding of $150 USD if they have fulfilled the following two minimum criteria:
Best practices that will help your PES SBC to improve the HPSBCP awarded funding:
Each PES SBC that meets the defined performance requirements will be eligible to receive funding up to $1000 USD will be awarded based on the scoring criteria of the program. These funds are to be used to support the operational expenditure of the SBC. SBCs are encouraged to earn a larger award by organizing effective and more activities.
Please read the form filling instructions, scoring rubric, and FAQ before reaching out the IEEE PES SCC by email. The team will be updating this information dynamically based on your questions and feedback.
Click on this link and sign in to the page with your IEEE account.
First part – Applicant information:
The application form starts with basic information of the applicant including your name, IEEE membership number, your IEEE geographic region (check your region here: https://www.ieee.org/communities/regional-world-map.html), IEEE Section, country and your student branch chapter name to be selected from the drop-down list.
Second part – Basic funding:
The next section of your application is for basic funding. Each SBC will be eligible to receive a basic funding of $150 USD if they have fulfilled the following two minimum criteria:
Third part – Additional funding
This part contains questions on events of the following categories. Kindly note that only the IEEE vTools event link of the most effective event should only be provided for each category. Repeated events will not be considered for evaluation.
The time period for consideration of activities/ events reported is from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Basic funding:
When you meet these two mandatory requirements, your SBC will be eligible for basic funding of 150 USD:
Updated the office bearers of the PES SBC in IEEE vTools officer reporting for the year 2022. [You can find more information on using IEEE vTools officer reporting at: https://vtools.ieee.org/vtools-officer-reporting-tutorials/ ]
Organized and reported at least two events in IEEE vTools events reporting in the year 2022. [You can find more information on using IEEE vTools event reporting at https://vtools.ieee.org/vtools-events-tutorials// ]
Additional funding:
Meeting the bonus requirement will allow your PES SBC to get additional funding up to a total of 1000 USD. Kindly note that only the IEEE vTools event link of the most effective event should only be provided for each category. Repeated events will not be considered for evaluation.
The scoring rubric considered from the report is:
No. |
Criteria |
Maximum Score(52) |
1 |
Technical & Educational activities[Eg: workshops, seminars, invited speakers, hackathons,etc based on technical and educational activities] |
9 |
2 |
Initiative for new PES members [ Eg: Welcome/ membership drive event for new members] |
3 |
3 |
Initiative for current PES member retention[Eg: Technical, professional or initiatives in any other domains aimed at retaining the current members] |
3 |
4 |
Initiative for PES member transition and elevation [Eg: Student Transition & Elevation Programmes (STEP) initiatives] |
3 |
5 |
Professional development activity[Eg: Career fairs, mock interview sessions, industry meetups, networking sessions and similar professional development events] |
9 |
6 |
Membership/ volunteer recognition activity[Eg: Any awards specifically from the PES SBC for their top contributing volunteers] |
5 |
7 |
Events promoting PES global initiatives[ Eg: PES Day, WiP Day activities,etc] |
5 |
8 |
Activity promoting effective collaboration within or outside IEEE[Within IEEE : With any other Student Branches, Student Branch Chapters, Affinity groups, Section, Chapters, etc. Outside IEEE: Collaboration with any relevant industry, research institutes, entrepreneurship domains, etc.] |
5 |
9 |
Other activity[ Eg: Any other activity done by the PES SBC aligned to the vision and mission of PES.] |
5 |
10 |
PES SBC Website and/or Social Media Page[The SBC should have a separate webpage for updating their PES SBC activities or atleast one separate PES SBC social media page to be eligible for this scoring. Extra points will be alloted for both timely updated PES SBC Website and social media pages.] |
5 |
Q:What if my student branch chapter name is not listed in the drop-down list?
A: Please send an email to with cc to
Q: What to do if my PES student branch chapter was active in the previous year but failed to complete the IEEE vTools officer reporting?
A: If your student branch had a new officer installed for the year 2022, but missed completing the officer reporting, you can still do it now by visiting https://officers.vtools.ieee.org/ and searching for your SBC. More information on officer reporting can be found at https://vtools.ieee.org/vtools-officer-reporting-tutorials/
Q: What to do if my PES student branch chapter hasn’t reported any of the completed events in vTools?
A: Kindly visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/ and report all the events organized by your student branch chapter in the year 2022. Resume with the form once you complete the step. More information on event reporting is available at https://vtools.ieee.org/vtools-events-tutorials//
Q: Can the same event be reported in different categories if it falls into all of those categories?
A: No. One activity can only be counted once.
Q: Where can we report an activity or event organized which don’t fall into any of the categories provided?
A: You can submit these events in the ‘Other activities’ category in the additional funding section.
To be tentatively available by April 20, 2023.
All funds for the HPSBCP 2022 awards have been distributed to all the eligible PES student branch chapters through the respective local IEEE section. You can track your fund transfer status and know how the HPSBCP funds reach your SBC here. Kindly follow the instructions on the website. If you still have issues regarding fund transfer, please send an email to and share your information.
If there are any questions regarding HPSBCP 2023, please send an email to:
K S Saran, Chair – Awards & Recognitions Subcommittee, IEEE PES SCC
with cc to:
Your Regional representative:
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