International Future Energy Challenge
The International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) is a bi-annual international student competition for innovation, conservation, and effective use of electrical energy. It began in 2001 when IEEE partnered with the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), U.S. Departments of Defense (DOD) and Energy (DOE), and other sponsors.
Award Items
The Grand Prize Winner group will receive USD 10,000 for the highest score among entries in each topic and meeting all minimum requirements as confirmed through reports and hardware tests. The remaining prizes (USD 5,000, USD 3,000, and USD 1,000) will be awarded to teams according to the highest scores in other aspects and categories.
Submitting a Proposal
Interested universities must submit a proposal before the proposal deadline.
Challenge Details
Additional Information
Eligibility: IFEC is open to college and university student teams from recognized engineering programs in any location. Participation is on a proposal basis.
Criteria: Participants are judged by a distinguished panel of volunteer experts from IEEE and industry. Student team project results are judged based on cost-effectiveness, performance, quality of the prototype, engineering reports, adherence to the rules and guidelines, innovation, future promises, and related criteria. Each aspect of judging is scored according to a point list and test protocol. The panel will then select a group of teams as finalists based on the qualifying reports.
