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Guidelines for application

National Your project: The ‘technical paper’:

that electronics are integral to its successful function.

published in a peer-reviewed journal or at an international conference,
• The project you submit can be anything, provided • When Engineers, Scientists and Technologists submit their work to be
Electronics have already completed or are working on at To give applicants an early experience of this, we require applications in

they must write a ‘technical paper’ to a rigid formatting specification.

We expect most applicants to use a project they
such a format. An example technical paper is provided here. Our example
university, school (curricular or extra-curricular)
or at home. There is no need to create a new project is a paper ‘converted’ from the D&T project portfolio prepared by Arkwright
specifically for this competition. All projects must be Scholar Vaughan Jubb-Buckley as part of his school-based GCSE project.
Competition complete and functioning when the technical paper • Submit your paper in exactly this format i.e. the same text font, size, style
and video are submitted
• An applicant can submit multiple projects - each one and colour, and the same main Headings (Sections 1 to 8). You can change
subheadings and of course you must delete the example text and images
needs its own technical paper and video, but they must and add your own (you do not need to add the same number of images as
be submitted en masse in one email to the email in the example. Use however many images suits your project the best).
address below. Use the same bracketed number format where you want to refer to a
reference document (e.g. the example paper contains two references
• Applicants must report on their project using quoted in sections 2 and 3.2). Don’t forget to change the footer. Maximum of
a simplified ‘Technical Paper’ format and a 10 pages total please (yes we know the example paper is 12 pages long!)
two-minute video
Entries National Electronics
The video: The prizes:
Competition
• Produce a video (maximum two minutes) and post • Each submitted project will be assessed by a panel of experts on its form,
The benefits to you: it to YouTube to: showcase, demonstrate and explain function and innovation
the main functional features and technical aspects
• Learn how to write a technical paper of your project. • All technical papers adjudged to be of an adequate quality will be
An exclusive competition for students
published in an Institution of Electronics publication (great for your CV)
• Have your project promoted in an of Arkwright affiliated Schools. • Apart from its short duration we provide no other
Institution publication guidelines for the video—be creative! • All applicants (and their teachers if the applicant is still at school) will
The Institution of Electronics was founded in 1930. be invited to take part in the task force that will plan the next stage of the
• Be in with a chance of winning Institution’s development
a category award After a period of relative inactivity the Institution is partnering the
Arkwright Scholarships Trust to rejuvenate its membership with the • The winner of each category (see the categories on the previous page)
• Join the Institution of Electronics
and help guide its future development ’brightest and best’ future leaders of UK electronics and to provide will receive £200 plus a certificate
benefit to the UK’s electronics education and industry.
Entry requirements: This competition will give the Institution the chance to champion the
cause of young people pursuing electronics projects within the
• Applicants must attend an Arkwright-affiliated school, curriculum, extra-curricular and at home. Competition deadlines: How to apply:
but applicants do not have to be Arkwright Engineering
Scholars Applicants become student members of the Institution and will •Entries will be accepted from 1st July each year. The • Send an email to the membership officer

be invited to join the task-force that will plan the next phase of the closing date is 31st August each year -late entries will admin@institutionofelectronics.ac.uk with the subject
• Applicants must complete a project where electronics not be accepted “National Electronics Competition”
Institution’s development as an incubator for future leaders of
are integral to its successful function
the electronics industry.
•Results will be available mid October each year; • In the email state: your full name; your school (prior school if you are now at
• Application is free to students holding student Winners will receive their awards in November by university), your university if you are at university; the category number
membership of the Institution of Electronics arrangement with their school (1-5) that you are entering
• Applicants must report on their project using a • Institution publication, containing submitted papers • In your email include: your technical paper(s) as an attachment to the
simplified ‘Technical Paper’ format and a two-minute What to do next? of adequate quality, will be published the following standard specification, in an editable format (e.g. Microsoft Word);
video year and a link to your YouTube video(s)
• Please note: Entry for existing student members is free,
• Read the application guidelines on the next page
Entry categories: if you are not currently a member please visit
• Read the example technical paper https://institutionofelectronics.ac.uk/membership-grades/
and pay the £10.00 membership fee to join as a student member
1. Any student -Year 11 (England & Wales), • Complete your electronics project
S4 (Scotland), Year 12 (Northern Ireland)
• Complete your technical paper and video
2. Any student -Year 12 & 13 (England & Wales), • Post the video to YouTube
S5 & S6 (Scotland), Year 13 & 14 (Northern Ireland)
• Submit your application to the Institution by email
3. Arkwright Scholars • Ensure you hold current membership of the Institution of Electronics
4. Arkwright alumni in 1st / 2nd year of an
undergraduate degree
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