Answers to
Frequently Asked Questions
About WISE and the Application Process
Q. What are the dates for the
2008 program?
To be announced in Sept. 2007.
Q. My college quarter/semester will not
be finished by the WISE start date. Can I start the WISE program
late?
Past Interns who have had this situation
have been able to work out an arrangement with their professors to
leave school early. Some have been excused from exams,
others have been allowed to take them early or as "take home" exams while
participating in WISE . Occasionally a society sponsor and the professor in charge of WISE
will allow an Intern to begin the program a day or two late, but it is better if you can begin on the
first day.
Q. How many interns is WISE planning to sponsor
in 2008?
8-10, depending on the number
of sponsoring societies.
Q. Do I apply to WISE
or to the sponsoring society?
Apply directly to a
sponsoring society. Contact information is provided on the
application form. If you are a member of more than one
sponsoring society, you will need to apply to each separately.
Q. What is the deadline date for submitting
applications?
Normally in mid to late
December of each year. Deadline for the 2008 program to be
determined
Q. Is there a salary?
There is a stipend of
$2,100, paid in 3
installments at the beginning, middle and/or end of the program. In addition, WISE pays
for your housing at George Washington University, as well as providing
fare cards for use of the Washington Metro system.
Q. Do I have to belong to one of the sponsoring
societies?
Yes. Consider
joining to make yourself eligible for WISE.
Q. Are graduate students eligible to
apply?
The program is
open to recent engineering (or computer science) graduates beginning study in a
technology policy-related Master’s program or law school.
Q. Are Freshmen or Sophomore
students eligible to apply?
No. Students should have completed
at least two years of school. The program sponsors believe that the first two years
of coursework are required to give you the grounded needed to relate public policy to your
engineering curriculum.
Q. Are Computer Science majors
eligible to apply?
IEEE-USA will sponsor individuals in a
Computer Science degree program if they are also IEEE student members.
 WISE Webmaster: Chris Brantley, c.brantley@ieee.org
(Last Update:
October 04, 2007
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